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#Geography
✅Gs1- Geography- Earthquakes
✅Gs3- Disaster management
🔴Q) What is a Central seismic Gap region ? Why is Himalayan Region prone to so many earthquakes?-
Ans : The answer for this is in the highlights.
🔴Disaster management angle :
🔴NDMA has taken an initiative on Earthquake Disaster Risk Indexing (EDRI) for 50 important cities and 1 District in Seismic Zone IV & V areas- for comparing the overall risk across large number of cities or region
🔴Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) - Earthquake Hazard Maps and Atlases for the country
🔴 NDMA have taken up a project for disaster risk management by establishing GIS Server and creation of database to integrate data obtained from various stakeholders to increase disaster preparedness
🎖Other initiatives- google this and make notes
1. National School Safety Programme (NSSP),
2. Aapdamitra scheme
✅Gs1- Geography- Earthquakes
✅Gs3- Disaster management
🔴Q) What is a Central seismic Gap region ? Why is Himalayan Region prone to so many earthquakes?-
Ans : The answer for this is in the highlights.
🔴Disaster management angle :
🔴NDMA has taken an initiative on Earthquake Disaster Risk Indexing (EDRI) for 50 important cities and 1 District in Seismic Zone IV & V areas- for comparing the overall risk across large number of cities or region
🔴Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) - Earthquake Hazard Maps and Atlases for the country
🔴 NDMA have taken up a project for disaster risk management by establishing GIS Server and creation of database to integrate data obtained from various stakeholders to increase disaster preparedness
🎖Other initiatives- google this and make notes
1. National School Safety Programme (NSSP),
2. Aapdamitra scheme
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✅GS1 : Geography- river systems- Brahmaputra - Impact of dams on ecosystem and livlihoods- Since Brahmaputra is an international river- this is also an IR issue.
⚠️Before proceeding further please answer this Prelims question - click here
✅ Importance of Brahmaputra :
🔴1) Economic geography
🔴2) Biodiversity
🔴3) Geology- Disaster Management
#Environment
⚠️Before proceeding further please answer this Prelims question - click here
✅ Importance of Brahmaputra :
🔴1) Economic geography
🔴2) Biodiversity
🔴3) Geology- Disaster Management
#Environment
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✅Gs1 - Geography- climate- IMD- cyclone prediction - science of monsoon
🔴1) Classification of Monsoon - Click here
🔴2)State of climate report of IMD- Click here
🔴3) Which states receive rainfall from northeast monsoon?- Note this table - Click here
✅Mains info :
Q)Impact of El-nino on NE monsoon?- Click here
#Geography
🔴1) Classification of Monsoon - Click here
🔴2)State of climate report of IMD- Click here
🔴3) Which states receive rainfall from northeast monsoon?- Note this table - Click here
✅Mains info :
Q)Impact of El-nino on NE monsoon?- Click here
#Geography
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#Environment
✅GS1 : Geography- river systems- Brahmaputra - Impact of dams on ecosystem and livlihoods- Since Brahmaputra is an international river- this is also an IR issue. - Already discussed here
✅Importance of the Project for China:
1. Provide 300 billion kWh of clean, renewable and zero-carbon electricity annually.
2. China’s goal of reaching a carbon emissions peak before 2030 and carbon neutrality till 2060.
✅GS1 : Geography- river systems- Brahmaputra - Impact of dams on ecosystem and livlihoods- Since Brahmaputra is an international river- this is also an IR issue. - Already discussed here
✅Importance of the Project for China:
1. Provide 300 billion kWh of clean, renewable and zero-carbon electricity annually.
2. China’s goal of reaching a carbon emissions peak before 2030 and carbon neutrality till 2060.
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#Environment #Geography
✅GS3: Conservation
✅Gs -1 : Geography - natural resources- soil and its significance for Biodiversity
🔴 How to handle land degradation and water scarcity through land reforms- click here
🔴Why restoring degraded land is critical for India?- click here
🔴What can be the impact of wasteland conversion ?- click here
✅GS3: Conservation
✅Gs -1 : Geography - natural resources- soil and its significance for Biodiversity
🔴 How to handle land degradation and water scarcity through land reforms- click here
🔴Why restoring degraded land is critical for India?- click here
🔴What can be the impact of wasteland conversion ?- click here
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#Environment #Geography
✅GS3: Conservation
✅Gs -1 : Geography - natural resources- soil
Read about the organizations highlighted here
✅GS3: Conservation
✅Gs -1 : Geography - natural resources- soil
Read about the organizations highlighted here
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#Environment
✅Gs3- Climate change and Economy- How can india make a transition towards clean energy?
🔴There are 6 themes presented in the article which is based on the book- New maps- based on geopolitics- A very insightful book- Would recommend it to those who like reading :
1. US shale gas
2. Russia's oil
3. South china sea - china domination
4. Sectarian strife- Shia/sunni conflicts
5. Paris climate change
6. Impact of clean technologies on future energy
✅What are the policy options for India?
🔴1) India should become the hub of battery technology manufacturers
🔴2) R&D strategy for clean energy by 2035
🏅Follow @ecologyhighlights for Environment and Geography news snippets
✅Gs3- Climate change and Economy- How can india make a transition towards clean energy?
🔴There are 6 themes presented in the article which is based on the book- New maps- based on geopolitics- A very insightful book- Would recommend it to those who like reading :
1. US shale gas
2. Russia's oil
3. South china sea - china domination
4. Sectarian strife- Shia/sunni conflicts
5. Paris climate change
6. Impact of clean technologies on future energy
✅What are the policy options for India?
🔴1) India should become the hub of battery technology manufacturers
🔴2) R&D strategy for clean energy by 2035
🏅Follow @ecologyhighlights for Environment and Geography news snippets
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#Environment
🔴Percapita Emissions vs Total emissions of GHG
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🔴Percapita Emissions vs Total emissions of GHG
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#Environment
✅Moolamylliang- village in Meghalaya’s - affected by Rat hole mining- miners crawl into winding underground tunnels that are just 4-5 feet in diameter to extract coal- which made it a deserted place
🔴 National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned hazardous rat-hole coal mining in Meghalaya in April 2014 and set a time limit for transporting the coal already mined till that time.
🔴Impact : large-scale deforestation going on
🔴Issue : Being a tribal state where the 6th Schedule applies, all land is privately owned, and hence coal mining is done by private parties. The schedule does not explicitly refer to mining
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✅Moolamylliang- village in Meghalaya’s - affected by Rat hole mining- miners crawl into winding underground tunnels that are just 4-5 feet in diameter to extract coal- which made it a deserted place
🔴 National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned hazardous rat-hole coal mining in Meghalaya in April 2014 and set a time limit for transporting the coal already mined till that time.
🔴Impact : large-scale deforestation going on
🔴Issue : Being a tribal state where the 6th Schedule applies, all land is privately owned, and hence coal mining is done by private parties. The schedule does not explicitly refer to mining
🏅Follow @ecologyhighlights for Environment and Geography news snippets
🎖Join
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@upschighlights for prelims info
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#Environment
✅Gs3- Conservation- Example of community based conservation - Swaraj sanghathan
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✅Gs3- Conservation- Example of community based conservation - Swaraj sanghathan
🏅Follow @ecologyhighlights for Environment and Geography news snippets
🎖Join
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@upschighlights for prelims info
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#Environment
✅GS3- Climate change- Pollution- Emissions gap report
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✅GS3- Climate change- Pollution- Emissions gap report
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#Geography #Environment
✅Gs 1- Geography- Changes to geological features- impact on environment
✅Gs-3 : Biodiversity- Issues caused by manmade changes to environment
🎖Prelims info on Brahmaputra - Impact of dams on ecosystem and livlihoods- Since Brahmaputra is an international river- this is also an IR issue. - Already discussed here
🎖Importance of the Project for China:
1. Provide 300 billion kWh of clean, renewable and zero-carbon electricity annually.
2. China’s goal of reaching a carbon emissions peak before 2030 and carbon neutrality till 2060.
✅ Importance of Brahmaputra :
🔴1) Economic geography
🔴2) Biodiversity
🔴3) Geology- Disaster Management-
🔴Why should India take its architectural standards seriously in the himalayan region? - Click here
✅Gs 1- Geography- Changes to geological features- impact on environment
✅Gs-3 : Biodiversity- Issues caused by manmade changes to environment
🎖Prelims info on Brahmaputra - Impact of dams on ecosystem and livlihoods- Since Brahmaputra is an international river- this is also an IR issue. - Already discussed here
🎖Importance of the Project for China:
1. Provide 300 billion kWh of clean, renewable and zero-carbon electricity annually.
2. China’s goal of reaching a carbon emissions peak before 2030 and carbon neutrality till 2060.
✅ Importance of Brahmaputra :
🔴1) Economic geography
🔴2) Biodiversity
🔴3) Geology- Disaster Management-
🔴Why should India take its architectural standards seriously in the himalayan region? - Click here
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#Environment #Geography
🔴GS1 Urbanization
🔴GS3 Infrastructure
🔴GS3- Economic growth-> Green growth/sustainable growth
🎖GS-1 : Impact of ocean waves on life - click here
🔴Rain or tide based flooding
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🔴GS1 Urbanization
🔴GS3 Infrastructure
🔴GS3- Economic growth-> Green growth/sustainable growth
🎖GS-1 : Impact of ocean waves on life - click here
🔴Rain or tide based flooding
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✅Renewable energy- solar energy- Spatial and temporal analysis of any industry is a common theme in geography- Yes you may not find direct answers in textbooks always- UPSC is no longer an exam for reproduction of information
1) Importance of Solar power for Self reliance- click here
2) Regional variation- General question from static textbooks also you can use example of- solar cities
3) Issues - Not the demand of the question here but just quoting for any future reference: Click here
1) Importance of Solar power for Self reliance- click here
2) Regional variation- General question from static textbooks also you can use example of- solar cities
3) Issues - Not the demand of the question here but just quoting for any future reference: Click here
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Gs -1 : Geography- Impact of climate change on climate
🛑Rains in January are a rare phenomenon in Kerala. Data from meteorological station at Indian Cardamom Research Institute, Myladumpara, Idukki district shows that the rainfall received during 1-10 Jan is the highest since the last 30 years.
🛑For cardamom, this untimely rain has been a blessing in disguise as the cropping season got extended and farmers could avoid irrigation thus far.
🛑This rain due to LaNiña has caused havoc in crops like rice which was ready for harvest in many places.It has adversely affected crops like mango, cashew, banana & rubber.
🛑Impact of La Niña: it impacts global climate & disrupts normal weather patterns, which can lead to intense storms in some places and droughts in others. La Nina conditions played an important factor in having a good monsoon
🛑Rains in January are a rare phenomenon in Kerala. Data from meteorological station at Indian Cardamom Research Institute, Myladumpara, Idukki district shows that the rainfall received during 1-10 Jan is the highest since the last 30 years.
🛑For cardamom, this untimely rain has been a blessing in disguise as the cropping season got extended and farmers could avoid irrigation thus far.
🛑This rain due to LaNiña has caused havoc in crops like rice which was ready for harvest in many places.It has adversely affected crops like mango, cashew, banana & rubber.
🛑Impact of La Niña: it impacts global climate & disrupts normal weather patterns, which can lead to intense storms in some places and droughts in others. La Nina conditions played an important factor in having a good monsoon
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#Geography
✅Gs -1 : Geography- Impact of climate change on climate-
Reasons for droughts- How meeting paris climate deal targets can actually help us?
✅Gs -1 : Geography- Impact of climate change on climate-
Reasons for droughts- How meeting paris climate deal targets can actually help us?
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#Geography #Environment
✅Gs 1- Geography- Changes to geological features- impact on environment
🔴Example : Brahmaputra - Impact of dams on ecosystem and livelihoods-click here
🔴Irrigation- Dams and its needs- Click here
🔴Dams-Impact on biodiversity- click here
🎖Impact of Minimum ecological flow- click here
🔴Dams- hydropower- click here
🔴Dams to check rising sea levels- Click here
🎖Dams as a source of Inter state conflict has been the only dimension that we focussed upon till now- the issue is beyond that now - the Interstate River Water Disputes Amendment act 2019 and the Dam Safety bill 2019 seek to deal with the emerging challenges of inter-state water governance
✅Agenda of future federal water governance is not limited to these issues alone.
⚠️Water Knows No political Boundaries
🎖A NITI Aayog report held that 21 major cities are expected to run out of groundwater as soon as 2020 which may affect nearly 100 million people.
🎖way forward = Multi-Stakeholder Approach-
✅Gs 1- Geography- Changes to geological features- impact on environment
🔴Example : Brahmaputra - Impact of dams on ecosystem and livelihoods-click here
🔴Irrigation- Dams and its needs- Click here
🔴Dams-Impact on biodiversity- click here
🎖Impact of Minimum ecological flow- click here
🔴Dams- hydropower- click here
🔴Dams to check rising sea levels- Click here
🎖Dams as a source of Inter state conflict has been the only dimension that we focussed upon till now- the issue is beyond that now - the Interstate River Water Disputes Amendment act 2019 and the Dam Safety bill 2019 seek to deal with the emerging challenges of inter-state water governance
✅Agenda of future federal water governance is not limited to these issues alone.
⚠️Water Knows No political Boundaries
🎖A NITI Aayog report held that 21 major cities are expected to run out of groundwater as soon as 2020 which may affect nearly 100 million people.
🎖way forward = Multi-Stakeholder Approach-
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#Geography
✅Gs1- Geography- impact of climate change on geographical features-
🎖What is glacial outburst?(Definition as per encyclopedia)
🔴A glacial lake outburst flood is a type of outburst flood that occurs when the dam containing a glacial lake fails
🔴Glaciers are large bodies of ice moving slowly. So, when a glacier retreats, it leaves behind a large impression in the ground, filling it with water and a lake is formed.
🔴This is known as a moraine, which can be impounded by precarious pile of debris and buried ice
✅Gs1- Geography- impact of climate change on geographical features-
🎖What is glacial outburst?(Definition as per encyclopedia)
🔴A glacial lake outburst flood is a type of outburst flood that occurs when the dam containing a glacial lake fails
🔴Glaciers are large bodies of ice moving slowly. So, when a glacier retreats, it leaves behind a large impression in the ground, filling it with water and a lake is formed.
🔴This is known as a moraine, which can be impounded by precarious pile of debris and buried ice