These are my articles on Environment & Biodiversity (EnB) section for UPSC Civil service exam for both preliminary (CSAT) and Mains (Descriptive) stage
- Conocarpus trees- an invasive mangrove species. - Planted in cities for ornamental looks - Its roots go deep → damage telecom/water/sewer lines - Its pollens cause cough, asthma, allergy - local wildlife has no use for it - [...]
Solar plants can be either ground-mounted or set up on the surface of waterbodies. Floating solar farms are expensive but has advantages as well.
India bans single use plastic using Environment Protection Act 1986 - e.g. cups, glasses, forks, spoons, knives, trays; sweet boxes etc
Prologue Climate Change Pollution: Air Pollution: Water Biodiversity Flora Fauna Energy Agriculture Geography of India Prologue Time Limit: 30 minutes. 2 Marks for correct answer; -0.66 marks for wrong answers. Mitron, my [T25] series contains 25 Mock MCQ sets [...]
Prologue Environment & Agriculture: Sept-2016 Ratification of Paris Summit Kigali summit and HFCs Env: Disasters and Typhoons Env: Pollution & Energy Env: Flora-Fauna Agriculture Public Healthcare: Sept-2016 Mosquito & Fever related Genetics related Innovation and Research Yearbook type Space-Tech: [...]
Clean Energy related Energy: Solar cooperative farms Energy: Hydel Agriculture and Food Bread Carcinogens Wheat Blast Flora Fauna Marine Biodiversity Earth, Climate Change, Disasters Mains GS3: Pollution Salt Pan workers &Law commission Silicosis and Supreme Court Science Technology Resuable [...]
Deendayal Upadhyaya GramJyoti Yojana LED Schemes under Modi-raj Theory CFL vs LED vs Bulb lights? #1: National Program for LED streetlights & home lights #2: DELP: Delhi-wallo LED lelo Yojana Floating solar powerplant Synthetic Gas & CNR Rao Agnisumukh [...]
Pusa Hydrogel Eco-Cooker Micro-grid power generation Rajiv Gandhi Net-metering se Bill kum karlo Yojana Earth overshoot day Pusa Hydrogel Topic in news: Oct 2014, Hindu; Relevance: GS3- Science-Technology / conservation; Who? Indian Agricultural Research institute, New Delhi What? Pusa [...]
#1: National Air quality index (AQI): WHY? Features of new AQI Criticism of new Air Quality Index #2: SAFAR #3: Smog sucker Chinese Parafoil drone #4: Pthalates, Airfresheners and Pollution Mock Questions National Air quality index (AQI): WHY? Mains [...]
Prologue What is Agroforestry? Direct Benefits of Agro-forestry Indirect Benefits of Agro-forestry National Agro-Forest policy 2014 Mock Questions Prologue Topic in news 2014, Feb: India becomes first country to have separate policy on agroforestry 2014, Oct: Hindu column listing [...]
Elephant Killer trains Dehorning Rhinos to 'Protect' them Elephant Killer trains Topic in news because W.Bengal Government cameup with a "Tughlakhi" idea- sterilization to control elephant population, to reduce train accidents! Thankfully, Supreme Court has stopped them. Suggest reforms: [...]
Fast track initiatives: Environment ministry CAMPA Order, 2014 Pollution control Border roads Naxal areas Green E-Clearance Green Law panel Fast track environment = dangerous Fast track initiatives: Environment ministry Here is a brief summary of the fast track reforms [...]
Prologue Forest Survey Report 2013 Limitations of ResourceSAT in forest survey [Act 1] Forest cover & Tree Cover How does India have 21% forest cover? Ranking: Forest covered area Ranking altitude wise Ranking: growth of Forest cover Forest cover: [...]