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➖ Conservation, Environmental pollution and degradation, Environmental impact assessment.
✅ To take ahead the 'LiFE' - 'Lifestyle for Environment' movement announced by the Prime Minister in 2021, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change introduced Green Credit Programme (GCP) in 2023.
✅ GCP is an innovative market-based mechanism designed to incentivize voluntary environmental actions across diverse sectors, by various stakeholders like individuals, communities, private sector industries, and companies.
Mains Practice Question
Q. What is Green Credit Programme? Discuss its objectives and how it will help in carbon emission reductions. (10 Marks)
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➖ Conservation, Environmental pollution and degradation, Environmental impact assessment.
✅ To take ahead the 'LiFE' - 'Lifestyle for Environment' movement announced by the Prime Minister in 2021, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change introduced Green Credit Programme (GCP) in 2023.
✅ GCP is an innovative market-based mechanism designed to incentivize voluntary environmental actions across diverse sectors, by various stakeholders like individuals, communities, private sector industries, and companies.
Mains Practice Question
Q. What is Green Credit Programme? Discuss its objectives and how it will help in carbon emission reductions. (10 Marks)
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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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#GS_2 #International_relation
#GS_3 #Economy
✅ Read that how India went from a positive balance of trade with China at the turn of the century to a heavily negative trade balance a decade later, which continues to grow.
Important topics/issues
✅ Make in India
✅ Active pharmaceutical ingredients (API)
✅ Inverted duty structure (IDS)
❇️ #Facts4Mains
India spends 0.69% of GDP on R&D compared to 4+% by China.
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#GS_3 #Economy
✅ Read that how India went from a positive balance of trade with China at the turn of the century to a heavily negative trade balance a decade later, which continues to grow.
Important topics/issues
✅ Make in India
✅ Active pharmaceutical ingredients (API)
✅ Inverted duty structure (IDS)
❇️ #Facts4Mains
India spends 0.69% of GDP on R&D compared to 4+% by China.
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#GS_3 #Economy
✅ The editorial is written by C. Rangarajan, former governor of RBI and discusses about relationship between fiscal deficit and debt-GDP ratio.
✅ The higher interest payment to revenue receipts ratio is a concern for Indian economics. There are many countries which have a far higher level of government debt-GDP ratio as compared to India, however, their interest payments to revenue receipts are much lower.
✅ One of the primary challenges is insufficient tax revenue, which has been affected by various macroeconomic factors, including slow economic recovery post-pandemic.
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✅ The editorial is written by C. Rangarajan, former governor of RBI and discusses about relationship between fiscal deficit and debt-GDP ratio.
✅ The higher interest payment to revenue receipts ratio is a concern for Indian economics. There are many countries which have a far higher level of government debt-GDP ratio as compared to India, however, their interest payments to revenue receipts are much lower.
✅ One of the primary challenges is insufficient tax revenue, which has been affected by various macroeconomic factors, including slow economic recovery post-pandemic.
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#GS_2 #GS_3 #Tourism
✅ Value tourism, also known as sustainable or responsible tourism, focuses on providing meaningful experiences for tourists while prioritizing environmental conservation, cultural preservation, and socio-economic benefits for local communities.
✅ Mass tourism refers to the large-scale, commercial tourism model that aims to attract a high volume of visitors, often through standardized, packaged, and low-cost travel options.
✅ Value tourism is increasingly recognized as a more sustainable approach, offering a viable alternative to the often damaging effects of mass tourism.
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✅ Value tourism, also known as sustainable or responsible tourism, focuses on providing meaningful experiences for tourists while prioritizing environmental conservation, cultural preservation, and socio-economic benefits for local communities.
✅ Mass tourism refers to the large-scale, commercial tourism model that aims to attract a high volume of visitors, often through standardized, packaged, and low-cost travel options.
✅ Value tourism is increasingly recognized as a more sustainable approach, offering a viable alternative to the often damaging effects of mass tourism.
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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 #Economics
In a changing world, read that what should be the priorities of the businesses.
Keywords
✅ G-20
✅ B20 Global Institute
✅ Global South
✅ Jan Dhan Yojana
✅ World Trade Organisation
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In a changing world, read that what should be the priorities of the businesses.
Keywords
✅ G-20
✅ B20 Global Institute
✅ Global South
✅ Jan Dhan Yojana
✅ World Trade Organisation
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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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✅ 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 #Defence
Syllabus Topic: Security challenges and their management in border areas
✅ Arihant Class Nuclear powered ballistic missile (SSBN) submarines(Total-05)
✅ INS Arihant(S2)- Commissioned in Aug 2016
✅ INS Arighaat(S3)- Commissioned in Aug 2024
✅ INS Aridhaman(S4)- undergoing sea trials
✅ S4* - launched into water
✅ S4**- Planned
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Syllabus Topic: Security challenges and their management in border areas
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✅ Arihant Class Nuclear powered ballistic missile (SSBN) submarines(Total-05)
✅ INS Arihant(S2)- Commissioned in Aug 2016
✅ INS Arighaat(S3)- Commissioned in Aug 2024
✅ INS Aridhaman(S4)- undergoing sea trials
✅ S4* - launched into water
✅ S4**- Planned
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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
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✅ 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 #Cyber_Security
✅ Economic cost of Cyber Fraud
✅ Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under MoHA
✅ Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
✅ Cyber Surakshit Bharat Initiative
✅ Mule Bank Accounts
✅ Budapest Convention on Cybercrime (India is not a signatory)
✅ Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2024- published by WEF
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✅ Economic cost of Cyber Fraud
✅ Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under MoHA
✅ Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
✅ Cyber Surakshit Bharat Initiative
✅ Mule Bank Accounts
✅ Budapest Convention on Cybercrime (India is not a signatory)
✅ Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2024- published by WEF
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#GS_3 #S&T #Space #Bio_Technology
✅ ISRO-DBT Agreement and its importance
✅ Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS)- India’s proposed indigenous space station
✅ Gaganyaan mission- India’s first crewed mission to space
✅ BioE3 (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment) policy
✅ Bio-economy- would be worth $300 billion by 2030
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✅ ISRO-DBT Agreement and its importance
✅ Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS)- India’s proposed indigenous space station
✅ Gaganyaan mission- India’s first crewed mission to space
✅ BioE3 (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment) policy
✅ Bio-economy- would be worth $300 billion by 2030
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#GS_3 #Border_Management
✅ "patrolling arrangements" along the Line of Actual Control (LAC)
✅ Depsang Plains and the Demchok region
✅ Galwan Valley, Pangong Tso, and Gogra-Hot Springs
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✅ "patrolling arrangements" along the Line of Actual Control (LAC)
✅ Depsang Plains and the Demchok region
✅ Galwan Valley, Pangong Tso, and Gogra-Hot Springs
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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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✅ 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 #Space
✅ Bharatiya Antariksh Station 1
✅ NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
✅ Astrosat
✅ ‘Gaganyaan’ human spaceflight programme
✅ Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV)
✅ Chandrayaan-4 and LUPEX
✅ Space Based Surveillance (SBS) missions
✅ LEAP-3 mission
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✅ Bharatiya Antariksh Station 1
✅ NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
✅ Astrosat
✅ ‘Gaganyaan’ human spaceflight programme
✅ Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV)
✅ Chandrayaan-4 and LUPEX
✅ Space Based Surveillance (SBS) missions
✅ LEAP-3 mission
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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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✅ 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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✅ 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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