CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: The Union Cabinet has approved India’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement. The NDCs are to be communicated to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Detailed explanation-2: -Simply put, an NDC, or Nationally Determined Contribution, is a climate action plan to cut emissions and adapt to climate impacts. Each Party to the Paris Agreement is required to establish an NDC and update it every five years.

Detailed explanation-3: -The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001.

Detailed explanation-4: -NDCs are national climate plans highlighting climate actions, including climate related targets, policies and measures governments aims to implement in response to climate change and as a contribution to global climate action. Central to the NDCs is the concept of national determination.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) NDC Synthesis Report. 2021 NDC Synthesis Report.