PARLIAMENT QUESTION: PROGRESS OF LIFE MOVEMENT

Key Highlights:

• Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) is a mass movement launched in October 2022, promoting environment-friendly lifestyles through seven key themes.
• Over 7.3 crore people have participated in more than 40 lakh LiFE events nationwide, with over 272 crore saplings planted under "Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam".
• India's resolution on "Promoting Sustainable Lifestyles" was adopted unanimously at UNEA-6 in March 2024, and a similar resolution for wetlands at COP15 of the Ramsar Convention in July 2025.
• India was elected Co-Chair to the Board of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns (10YFP) for 2024–26 and 2026–28.
• India's emissions intensity of GDP declined by 37.38% between 2005 and 2022, and over 50% of installed electric power capacity is from non-fossil fuel sources, ahead of the 2030 target.

Detailed Insights:

• Mission LiFE adopts a Whole-of-Government and Whole-of-Society approach, aiming for behavioral change towards harmony with nature.
• Nationwide campaigns like One Nation One Mission: End Plastic Pollution and digital platforms like MyGov, MYBharat, Mission LiFE Portal, and Meri LiFE Portal facilitate awareness and monitoring.
• LiFE is included as a qualitative goal under India's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement.
• The initiative has received global recognition in forums such as the Sharm-El-Sheikh Implementation Plan (COP27) and the G20 New Delhi Leaders' Declaration.
• Other key initiatives supporting India's climate goals include PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, National Green Hydrogen Mission, and Sovereign Green Bonds.
• Climate resilience is being strengthened through the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) and State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCCs).
• These efforts align with the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047 and India's commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070.

Key Concepts Involved:

• Mission LiFE: A mass movement promoting environment-friendly lifestyles through individual and community action.
• Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs): Climate action plans submitted by countries under the Paris Agreement to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change.
• Paris Agreement: An international treaty on climate change adopted in 2015, aiming to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius.
• UNFCCC: The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, an international environmental treaty established to combat "dangerous human interference with the climate system."
• Sovereign Green Bonds: Debt instruments issued by governments to raise funds for environmentally sustainable projects.