- Prologue
- L8/P1: Environment-Go No-Go areas, law & Polity
- L8/P2: Green law panel & Wildlife protection
- L8/P3: Environment Clearance- ELMA, NEMA, SEMA
Prologue
- On 5th May 2015, my session on environment part-1: National Environment issues-green law panel recommendations. As such environment not my subject but since Economy survey both volumes have chapters on it, I’m covering it.
- Total about 1:15 hours, split into 5 parts.
- PowerPoint of the lecture, available at mediafire.com/folder/2bb433i58hp2v/General_Studies_Mrunal
- Medium of instruction- Hindi.
- English version not possible for the moment, because I’m required to teach at this batch, in Hindi/Gujarati only. Besides, same content is available in English-text articles or English PPTs on the site.
L8/P1: Environment- Go No-Go areas, law & Polity
- Tiger & Elephant Reserves, RAMSAR Wetland sites in India- a brief overview
- 4 Biodiversity hotspots in India
- Biosphere Reserves of India under UNESCO’s MAB program
- Natural World Heritage Sites under UNESCO
- Coastal & Marine Biodiversity Areas under AICHI Target
- Marine Protected Areas
- National Parks
- Wildlife Sanctuaries
- Conservation Reserves vs Community Reserves
- What are protected areas?
- What are Go & No Go areas? Jairam Ramesh vs. Green law panel
- Self study topics from NCERT and India yearbook.
- Environment related laws before and after independence- A Chronological overview
- environmental provisions in Constitution of India – at fundamental rights, duties, directive principles of state policy
- 7th Schedule: jurisdiction of union and state on environmental matter
Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/z1XGAbrp0eE
L8/P2: Green law panel- purpose, reforms in Wildlife protection Act
- Green Law panel: chairman TSR Subramanian, purpose of high level Committee to review environmental laws.
- Wildlife protection: 6 schedules, need for reforms, natural worship vs. animal cruelty, need for granting expert status to WII, eco sensitive zones
Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/iycRAb4nB40
L8/P3: Environment Clearance- ELMA, NEMA, SEMA, Public hearing, Linear infra. Projects
- Environment Clearance: why delays, Proposed environment laws management act (ELMA 2014)
- Proposed statutory bodies: National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), SEMA, UTEMA- their structure, functions and jurisdiction over category A and B projects.
- Fast tracking of public hearing and linear projects- why activists are angry?
- compensatory afforestation- need for reforms, environment reconstruction fund
- Pollution control: municipal waste, vehicle pollution, noise pollution
- Proposed new All India Environment services and reforms in higher education in environment sector.
- Mock question for mains: The principal aim of Environment regulation should be to balance Ecological & Economic needs of India. Critically examine the lacunas in present legal-Administrative framework & suggest remedies.
- Mock Essay for Mains: Nature is the source of all material things: the Maker, the means of making, and the things made. (Isha Upanishad)
- Mock Essay for Mains: “Environmental conservation is about negotiating the transition from past to future in such a way as to secure the transfer of maximum significance.” (Holland and Rawles, 1930)
Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/fQxuPQEtJhc
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Thanks Mrunal Sir….
Thank u sir…
sir, powerpoint ki jagah nofrmal study material type bhi post kar diya kariye jisse site se hi padh sake koi bhi..badi parshani hoti hai..
sir,
please provide text articles formate which is easily accesible.
thank u………….
Thanks Mrunal bhai.
It would be really gr8, if you can add some gyan(a couple of mins) in your every lecture. You words are very important to us and they motivate and guide us.
Please notify me.
thanks sir……….
Mrunal sir you have done a very great work for aspirants who can’t attend coaching classes….. I am happy to see that u have included test series and topper notes…you r really amazing …superb…thanks a lot sir..this thanks is nothing in front of ur great hard work…thanks again sir
Good work!
will Someone please provide link for economic survey of mrunal sir… thank you
sir, how many lectures left for economics?
Sir may i know when you will upload the power point presentations of environment 3rd ,4th ,5th & 6th lecture also.
Hi mrunal,
You have been a great help for us. Thanks for all your hard work and help to brighten our future.
Iam writing you to request you that please (if u can) upload these YouTube lactures in pdf format also. I am living in an area where we hardly get 2G network (its very slow) and it is hard to watch the lecture on you tube.
Thanks again for your help. :)
Respected mrunal sir
I am writing u to request u to upload ur economy lectures in PDF format as it is not accessible for me to download YouTube videos with 2G network . Please help
Thank you
@Mrunal Sir
Sir, can you please share the power point files of all your lectures……..i m a late starter and very little time is left to be able to listen all your lecture…….i could find if you have at some place, please share the link….thank you.
ajeetupadhyay7556@gmail.com
ok….I have got it @ https://mrunalmanage.wpcomstaging.com/download
hello sir,
in videos you sais that click on the link for details…
where is the link to click….pls clerify the doubt
Sir please if possible upload ur English version economy lecture series for south indian aspirants…this is a request from South Indian IAS aspirants….thank u for ur wonderful efforts….