Taking a step towards realising just transition, involving the phasing out of fossil fuel usage and increasing dependability on renewables in the state, theJharkhandgovernment has signed a memorandum of understanding with International Forum for Environment Sustainability and Technology (i-Forest). The MoU got a nod of the cabinet on January 19 paving the way for targeted initiatives and hand holding of major stakeholders in the state by experts of just transition.
According to a study conducted by Climate activist and scholar University of British Columbia,Sandeep Pai, the local district governments in Jharkhand collected nearly Rs 800 crore under the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) in 2020.