In India's original 2008 National Action Plan on Climate Change, how many core…

Concept

A policy framework's mission count is obtained by enumerating every distinct mission formally named in the document, rather than selecting only mitigation or adaptation measures. A complete count must continue through the final named mission.

Application

1. National Solar Mission

2. National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency

3. National Mission on Sustainable Habitat

4. National Water Mission

5. National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem

6. National Mission for a Green India

7. National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture

8. National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change

Cross-check and contrast

• A count of 5 stops at the Himalayan Ecosystem mission and omits later entries.

• A count of 6 adds the Green India mission but still omits later entries.

• A count of 7 reaches the Sustainable Agriculture mission but does not include the final strategic-knowledge entry.

• A count of 8 includes the Strategic Knowledge mission and completes the plan's official mission list.

Therefore, India's original 2008 National Action Plan on Climate Change identified 8 core national missions.