Parliament replies digest (8–12 Dec 2025): emissions, nuclear share, FRA, tiger conflict
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What happened
- India’s BUR-4 to the UNFCCC (2024) shows 2020 emissions were 7.93% lower than 2019 [PIB, Parliament reply].
- In Korba, Chhattisgarh, 1,10,290 FRA claims (1,07,890 individual, 2,400 community) have been received [PIB, Parliament reply].
- Tiger conflict plans flow from Tiger Conservation Plans under Section 38V of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 [PIB, Parliament reply].
Background
- FRA claims data and tiger-conflict rules are frequent Mains themes on tribal rights and conservation.
Why it matters
- Section numbers and claim figures make answers sound specific.
How to use this in Mains
- As per PIB (2025-12-12): india's BUR-4 to the UNFCCC (2024) shows 2020 emissions were 7.93% lower than 2019.
- Section numbers and claim figures make answers sound specific.
Quotable data pointIn Korba, Chhattisgarh, 1,10,290 FRA claims (1,07,890 individual, 2,400 community) have been received.
PIB: MoEFCC: PQ CO2 emission reduction, 12 Dec 2025
Exam angle
UPSC
Prelims: Section 38V WPA, BUR.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Practice · UPSC
Tiger Conservation Plan under WPA section
Answer (a) & explanation
PIB.
Practice · UPSC
BUR stands for
Answer (b) & explanation
PIB.
Practice · UPSC
FRA enacted
Answer (b) & explanation
PIB.
Go deeper
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Official source: PIB: MoEFCC: PQ CO2 emission reduction, 12 Dec 2025
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