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♤ ‘National Clean Energy Fund’ (NCEF) was constituted in the public account of India in the Finance Bill 2010-11.
♤ Objective - to invest in entrepreneurial ventures and research & innovative projects in the field of clean energy technology.
♤ The Central Board of Excise and Customs consequently notified the Clean Energy Cess Rules 2010 under which producers of specified goods namely raw coal, raw lignite and raw peat were made liable to pay Clean Energy Cess.
♤ Any project with innovative methods to adopt to clean energy technology and research & development shall be eligible for funding under the NCEF.
♤ Government assistance under the NCEF shall in no case exceed 40% of the total project cost.
♤ Indo-French Project to Study Effects of Climate Change on Farming
♤ The Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (CEFIPRA) launched a multi- disciplinary Indo-French research project titled ‘Adaptation of Irrigated Agriculture to Climate Change (AICHA).’
♤ The study aims at developing an integrated model for analysing the impact of climate change on ground water-irrigated agriculture in south India.
♤ Berambadi village and surrounding areas in Hangla hobli of Gundlupet taluk in Chamaraja nagar district have been selected for a field study under the project.
♤ The project would explore adaptation strategies based on innovative cropping systems and water resource management policies, by considering a range of scenarios for agricultural systems and policies, to be tested at the farm and the watershed scale.
♤ The methodology will combine remote sensing, field surveys and advanced numerical analysis with hydrological, agronomical and economic modeling, and will pay particular attention to sustainability and acceptability issues.