#GS_3
#Environment #GHG
Read what is Carbon Removal Technology and Direct Air Capture mechanism. In view of fulfilling the Targets of Paris Agreement, how this could be useful?
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#Environment #GHG
Read what is Carbon Removal Technology and Direct Air Capture mechanism. In view of fulfilling the Targets of Paris Agreement, how this could be useful?
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#GS_3
#Environment #Conservation
#Islands #Tribes
Syllabus topic of Mains #GS_3: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment
The trade-off between economic development and environmental conservation has always been a matter of debate. Read the news in this context. A&N islands has not only environmental importance, but, also the strategic importance.
NITI Aayog proposes construction of a mega financial-tourist complex on Little Andaman Island, placing at risk a fragile ecosystem and resultant habitat loss of the vulnerable Onge tribe and rare wildlife. Read the issue, important article.
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#Environment #Conservation
#Islands #Tribes
Syllabus topic of Mains #GS_3: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment
The trade-off between economic development and environmental conservation has always been a matter of debate. Read the news in this context. A&N islands has not only environmental importance, but, also the strategic importance.
NITI Aayog proposes construction of a mega financial-tourist complex on Little Andaman Island, placing at risk a fragile ecosystem and resultant habitat loss of the vulnerable Onge tribe and rare wildlife. Read the issue, important article.
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#GS_3 #Environment
#Climate_change #Emissions
The trade-off between economic development and environment has always been a matter of debate. The article suggests that India should not join the game of carbon neutrality declarations, for a number of reasons. Read the what are those reasons?
Important Article, Read it.
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#Climate_change #Emissions
The trade-off between economic development and environment has always been a matter of debate. The article suggests that India should not join the game of carbon neutrality declarations, for a number of reasons. Read the what are those reasons?
Important Article, Read it.
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#GS_3
#Environment #Emissions
Read that how cooperation between two largest emitter of GHG will help to curb the menace of Global warming and climate change.
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#Environment #Emissions
Read that how cooperation between two largest emitter of GHG will help to curb the menace of Global warming and climate change.
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Broad classification of GS Syllabus
Whenever read any article or news, just try to connect the news with the UPSC syllabus, just think that under which GS paper(s), news is belonging.
#GS_1
#History #Society #Geography
#GS_2
#Polity #Governance #IR
#GS_3
#Economy #Agriculture #Disaster_Management #Internal_Security #Land_Reforms #Science_and_Technology #Environment #Border_Management
#GS_4
#Ethics #Aptitude
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Whenever read any article or news, just try to connect the news with the UPSC syllabus, just think that under which GS paper(s), news is belonging.
#GS_1
#History #Society #Geography
#GS_2
#Polity #Governance #IR
#GS_3
#Economy #Agriculture #Disaster_Management #Internal_Security #Land_Reforms #Science_and_Technology #Environment #Border_Management
#GS_4
#Ethics #Aptitude
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#GS_3
#Environment #Climate_Change #Mains
The climate crisis has a disproportionate impact on women and girls, especially those living in poverty. Here are some key impacts:
1. Health risks
2. Food insecurity
3. Work burdens
4. Gender-based violence
5. Water scarcity
6. Mental health
It is important to recognize and address these gender-specific impacts of the climate crisis to ensure that women and girls are not disproportionately affected and that their rights and well-being are protected.
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#Environment #Climate_Change #Mains
The climate crisis has a disproportionate impact on women and girls, especially those living in poverty. Here are some key impacts:
1. Health risks
2. Food insecurity
3. Work burdens
4. Gender-based violence
5. Water scarcity
6. Mental health
It is important to recognize and address these gender-specific impacts of the climate crisis to ensure that women and girls are not disproportionately affected and that their rights and well-being are protected.
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#GS3
#Environment #Microplastic
✅ Read about Microplastic, important for prelims and mains.
✅ Also read about Microbeads.
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#Environment #Microplastic
✅ Read about Microplastic, important for prelims and mains.
✅ Also read about Microbeads.
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#GS3 #Prelims
#Environment
✅ Impact of Greenwashing:
1. Consumer Deception: Greenwashing can mislead consumers into making purchasing decisions based on false or exaggerated environmental claims.
2. Lack of Accountability: Companies that engage in greenwashing may avoid taking meaningful steps towards genuine sustainability, as they can rely on misleading marketing tactics instead of making real environmental improvements.
3. Stifling Genuine Innovation: Greenwashing can overshadow companies that are genuinely committed to sustainability by making it harder to differentiate between truly eco-friendly products and falsely advertised products.
Overall, greenwashing undermines the efforts of genuinely sustainable companies and confuses consumers who are trying to make environmentally responsible choices. By staying informed and critical of marketing claims, consumers can help combat greenwashing and encourage companies to adopt more transparent and genuinely sustainable practices.
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#Environment
✅ Impact of Greenwashing:
1. Consumer Deception: Greenwashing can mislead consumers into making purchasing decisions based on false or exaggerated environmental claims.
2. Lack of Accountability: Companies that engage in greenwashing may avoid taking meaningful steps towards genuine sustainability, as they can rely on misleading marketing tactics instead of making real environmental improvements.
3. Stifling Genuine Innovation: Greenwashing can overshadow companies that are genuinely committed to sustainability by making it harder to differentiate between truly eco-friendly products and falsely advertised products.
Overall, greenwashing undermines the efforts of genuinely sustainable companies and confuses consumers who are trying to make environmentally responsible choices. By staying informed and critical of marketing claims, consumers can help combat greenwashing and encourage companies to adopt more transparent and genuinely sustainable practices.
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#GS3 #Environment #Biodiversity #ClimateAction #SolarEnergy #WindEnergy
✅ A must read article for Prelims as well as Mains. Recently, the Supreme Court has recognised the existence of a fundamental right to be free from the adverse impacts of climate change. The article provides the insights for balancing approach for two competing choices, i.e., either protecting biodiversity or allowing mitigative climate action. Also, read about the Great Indian Bustard, important for prelims.
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✅ A must read article for Prelims as well as Mains. Recently, the Supreme Court has recognised the existence of a fundamental right to be free from the adverse impacts of climate change. The article provides the insights for balancing approach for two competing choices, i.e., either protecting biodiversity or allowing mitigative climate action. Also, read about the Great Indian Bustard, important for prelims.
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#GS3 #Agriculture #Environment
Must read article, Important for #Mains. Read about-
✅ Agroforestry
✅ National Agroforestry Policy 2014
✅ Trees Outside of Forests India’ (TOFI) initiative
✅ Diversity for Restoration’
✅ Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme 2023
✅ ‘Payment for Ecosystem Services’ (PES)
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Must read article, Important for #Mains. Read about-
✅ Agroforestry
✅ National Agroforestry Policy 2014
✅ Trees Outside of Forests India’ (TOFI) initiative
✅ Diversity for Restoration’
✅ Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme 2023
✅ ‘Payment for Ecosystem Services’ (PES)
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#GS_3 #Environment #Infrastructure
The debate on environment v/s development in India reflects a critical juncture where decisions of today will shape the tomorrow's realities.
Important points
✅ Char Dham Highway Project
✅ Ground subsidence- a “silent disaster”
✅ Border Roads Organisation
✅ Eco-Sensitive Zone
✅ Fragile Ecosystem of Himalayas
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The debate on environment v/s development in India reflects a critical juncture where decisions of today will shape the tomorrow's realities.
Important points
✅ Char Dham Highway Project
✅ Ground subsidence- a “silent disaster”
✅ Border Roads Organisation
✅ Eco-Sensitive Zone
✅ Fragile Ecosystem of Himalayas
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#GS_3 #Environment
The article highlights that "Modern problems require modern solutions".
Go through the article, can be used as example in Mains Answer Writing.
Keywords for Prelims
✅ Rock weathering
✅ Bicarbonates
✅ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
✅ ‘enhanced’ rock weathering
✅ Basaltic rock 🪨
✅ Deccan Trap
✅ Organic fertiliser
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The article highlights that "Modern problems require modern solutions".
Go through the article, can be used as example in Mains Answer Writing.
Keywords for Prelims
✅ Rock weathering
✅ Bicarbonates
✅ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
✅ ‘enhanced’ rock weathering
✅ Basaltic rock 🪨
✅ Deccan Trap
✅ Organic fertiliser
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#GS_3 #Environment
Read that
✅ Why are developing countries more vulnerable to climate change?
✅ How does the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change define climate finance?
✅ Why have the figures mentioned in the OECD report been called into question?
✅ Does India need climate financing?
#Facts4mains
In long terms, India needs ₹850 lakh crore in investments between 2020 and 2070 to achieve net-zero emissions.
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Read that
✅ Why are developing countries more vulnerable to climate change?
✅ How does the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change define climate finance?
✅ Why have the figures mentioned in the OECD report been called into question?
✅ Does India need climate financing?
#Facts4mains
In long terms, India needs ₹850 lakh crore in investments between 2020 and 2070 to achieve net-zero emissions.
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#GS_3 #Environment
The article talks about Nature Restoration Law (NRL), enacted by the European Union (EU), from which India can take inspiration for similar laws.
Keywords
✅ Nature Restoration Law by EU
✅ EU’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030
✅ European Green Deal
✅ Green India Mission
✅ PM Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
✅ Integrated Watershed Management Programme
✅ National Afforestation Programme
#Facts4Mains
✅ According to the World Economic Forum, nature restoration could globally generate economic returns of up to $10 trillion annually by 2030.
✅ According to the ISRO’s Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas, nearly 29.7% of India’s total geographical area underwent land degradation in 2018-19.
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The article talks about Nature Restoration Law (NRL), enacted by the European Union (EU), from which India can take inspiration for similar laws.
Keywords
✅ Nature Restoration Law by EU
✅ EU’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030
✅ European Green Deal
✅ Green India Mission
✅ PM Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
✅ Integrated Watershed Management Programme
✅ National Afforestation Programme
#Facts4Mains
✅ According to the World Economic Forum, nature restoration could globally generate economic returns of up to $10 trillion annually by 2030.
✅ According to the ISRO’s Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas, nearly 29.7% of India’s total geographical area underwent land degradation in 2018-19.
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#GS_3 #Energy #environment
Syllabus Topics: (i) Infrastructure: Energy (ii) Environmental pollution and degradation
✅ Small Modular Reactors (SMR)
✅ "Friends of the Earth International"
✅ Major Nuclear Disasters
✅ Why Big Techs are adopting SMRs for energy requirement?
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Syllabus Topics: (i) Infrastructure: Energy (ii) Environmental pollution and degradation
Read about
✅ Small Modular Reactors (SMR)
✅ "Friends of the Earth International"
✅ Major Nuclear Disasters
✅ Why Big Techs are adopting SMRs for energy requirement?
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#GS_3 #Economics #Environment
✅ PM E-DRIVE scheme (replaced FAME II)
✅ Role of Private sector in e-bus push
✅ FAME I India scheme (2015-2019)
✅ FAME II India scheme (2019-2024)
✅ Battery as a Service (BaaS)
✅ National Electric Mobility Mission Plan
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✅ PM E-DRIVE scheme (replaced FAME II)
✅ Role of Private sector in e-bus push
✅ FAME I India scheme (2015-2019)
✅ FAME II India scheme (2019-2024)
✅ Battery as a Service (BaaS)
✅ National Electric Mobility Mission Plan
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#GS_3 #Economics #Environment
✅ Anusandhan National Research Foundation
✅ BioE3 policy
✅ Academia-industry partnership for the bioeconomy
✅ National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm
✅ No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation Policy
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Read about
✅ Anusandhan National Research Foundation
✅ BioE3 policy
✅ Academia-industry partnership for the bioeconomy
✅ National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm
✅ No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation Policy
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#GS_3 #Environment
✅ Integrative approach of Biodiversity Conservation
✅ 18 Biosphere Reserves of India
✅ Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
✅ Circular Economy
✅ Invasive Species
✅ Native Shola Grassland
✅ Human-Wildlife Conflicts
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Read about
✅ Integrative approach of Biodiversity Conservation
✅ 18 Biosphere Reserves of India
✅ Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
✅ Circular Economy
✅ Invasive Species
✅ Native Shola Grassland
✅ Human-Wildlife Conflicts
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#GS_3 #Environment
✅ UNFCCC
✅ New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG)
✅ Global Methane Pledge
✅ Biennial Update Report
✅ Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan (GOBARdhan) scheme
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Read about
✅ UNFCCC
✅ New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG)
✅ Global Methane Pledge
✅ Biennial Update Report
✅ Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan (GOBARdhan) scheme
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