Environment Minister Launches New Website on Climate Change
Environment Minister Launches
New Website on Climate Change
Union
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Prakash Javadekar has
launched a new website –www.justclimateaction.org. Launching the
website in Pune today, Shri Prakash Javadekar said that the website has been
created especially for the purpose of putting up India’s stands and efforts
till Paris Summit. “The website includes our Intended Nationally
Determined Contributions (INDCs), the appreciation received from the world over
and comments on our INDCs”, he added. Shri Javadekar also said that India
has taken firm steps under the leadership of the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra
Modi.
The
website focuses on bringing transparency to the entire effort. As each
stakeholder brings his activity to the fore to take a billion-strong people
into confidence, the website and associated social media infrastructure ensures
that each citizen in the country becomes a votary for a better future.
The
website brings most of its content in the form of videos that can be shared on
personal social media channels. Built on a ‘break away and play’ architecture,
each page, story or section can be posted/shared by viewers anywhere in the
world.
Salient features of our
website
· It
contains over 300 GB of data in films, reports and pictures. The thrust is to
provide rich content in the form of short films to engage the audience and
retain their interest in going through all the material presented;
· It
hosts clippings from the speeches of the Prime Minister and Environment
Minister, outlining the various initiatives to curb climate change;
· Over
30 films on various climate change initiatives undertaken by the government and
private sectors have been indexed under seven different heads in the section
‘India’s Initiatives’;
· The
aim is to display over 100 films, sourced from various arms of the government
and social sector archives in the coming week;
· The
website offers an integrated platform to all social media channels such as
Facebook, Twitter etc. It contains links to, tracks and displays the social
media channels in real time;
· Designed
to reach out to the whole of India, the device neutral platform enables
browsing from all devices, including mobile phones;
· The
INDC documents have been uploaded in full and specialized parts for convenience
of users;
· The
FAQ section provides comprehensive answers to all questions on India’s stance
and initiative, raised by media personnel from across the world till date;
· The
site also provides links to activities and initiatives of all ministries
related to climate change;
· A
coordinated plan with the Ministry of External Affairs is being worked out for
joint promotion of the website to all foreign viewers in the run-up to CoP21.
There
are six links at the top band of the website. The first link is on India’s
INDCs. The link on Science Express takes the visitor to the respective website
of the initiative. The reports section currently displays links to 4 reports
published by the Ministry and also the Earth Overshoot Report by the Global
Footprint Network. The fourth one is a collection of videos on India’s
initiatives and goes by the same name. The Event link on the title bar will be
a showcase of all the proposed side events at the India Pavilion of CoP21. The
Media Centre will act as an integrated resource pool for journalists from
around the world. Apart from these, there are links to FAQs, Contact etc.
The
modular layout of the homepage will enable showcasing of all the latest news as
new boxes on the home page. The moving ticker at the top can also list news as
they come in. The current ticker starts with the PM’s message and goes on to
show four other messages.
The
website is an aggregator of projects of over thirty ministries and agencies
that can influence and curb India’s carbon emissions. Designed to be a
participative website, it aims to take along the people of the country to a
greener future.
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