UNESCO New Delhi, along with the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and other partners, organised a hybrid event with school children and teachers to celebrate ‘World Water Day 2021’. The event included felicitating the winners of a water conservation awareness programme, and screening of their winning animation short films, according to an official release. UNESCO launched this nation-wide programme for school children in India, in partnership with the National Mission for Clean Ganga, the United Schools Organization (USO), Water Digest and India based global animation major Toonz Media Group. Entitled ‘H2Ooooh! -Waterwise program for children of India ’, this innovative initiative encouraged school students between the age of 6-14 years to submit story ideas for animated short films to raise awareness on water conservation and its sustainable use.

The National Water Mission (NWM) has been constituted under the National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC) launched by the Prime Minister of India in 2009. Which of the following is not a goal of the NWM?

The correct option is: Comprehensive water data base in public domain and assessment of the impact of water resource on climate change.

Explanation:

The National Water Mission (NWM) was launched under the National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC) to ensure integrated water resource management and to conserve water, minimize wastage, and ensure more equitable distribution both across and within States.

The NWM has identified 5 major goals:

1. Comprehensive water database in public domain and assessment of the impact of climate change on water resources (not the impact of water resources on climate change).

2. Promotion of citizen and state actions for water conservation, augmentation, and preservation.

3. Focused attention to vulnerable areas including over-exploited areas.

4. Increasing water use efficiency by 20%.

5. Promotion of basin level integrated water resources management.

Therefore, the statement "Comprehensive water data base in public domain and assessment of the impact of water resource on climate change" is incorrect because the actual goal focuses on assessing the impact of climate change on water resources.