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हिन्दी — Read in HindiMarine and coastal ecosystems
Coasts and seas as ecosystems: mangroves, seagrass, estuaries and lagoons, coastal regulation and erosion, marine protected areas and the treaties for the high seas. Prelims has asked what blue carbon is and where India has coral reefs.
Foundation note: Coral reefs of India
UPSC has asked
- Prelims 2026: why mangroves matter for climate resilience
- Prelims 2016: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)
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Coasts under pressure
National Coastal Mission 2.0
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National Coastal Mission 2.0 is a Central Sector Scheme of the Environment Ministry for the coast, running to 2030 to 31.
- It covers nine coastal States and four Union Territories.
- Its work is vulnerability assessment, ecosystem restoration, pollution management and biodiversity conservation.
What changed
30 Sep 2026BriefThe Ministry released the scheme's guidelines. PIB, 30 Sep 2026: Union Environment Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav launches Guidelines for National Coastal Mission 2.0 (opens in a new tab)
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