The files proposing candidates for Proclamation also had to provide proof of the full involvement and agreement of the communities concerned, and to include an actionplan for the safeguarding or promotion of the cultural spaces or expressions, which should have been elaborated in close collaboration with the tradition bearers.
We welcome the President's commitment to a major program for promotion of renewable energy, and I drew his attention to India's own ambitious national actionplan on climate change, which has eight national missions covering both mitigation and adaptation.