These are my articles on Environment & Biodiversity (EnB) section for UPSC Civil service exam for both preliminary (CSAT) and Mains (Descriptive) stage
RAPS-5 Kudankulam: 1000 MW mark Kudankulam nuke plant: SC rejects plea RAPS-5 Q. Discuss the significance of RAPS-5 as a nuclear energy milestone in India. (100 words) RAPS Rawatbhatta Atomic Power Station Record Continuous Operation for 765 days. Proves [...]
Timeline: Vehicle emission control in India What is Bharat emission standards? Sulfur lead content vs Bharat norms: Why additional Levy on petrol/diesel? Bharat Standards: limitations Flash point in Diesel Alternative Fuels #1: Methanol #2: Ethanol #3: Hydrogen fuel #4: [...]
Jhum cultivation: pros and cons Favor of Jhum cultivation Against Jhum cultivation Agri. Ministry: Rabi crop reforms Neera Sap New hybrids: Tea and Banana Jhum cultivation: pros and cons of course we all know what is Jhuming but topic [...]
Vulture restaurant More birds: Short eared Owl & Houbura Bustard Mangar forest NCZ Rainbow warrior 3 Vulture restaurant Vulture is a scavenger bird that feeds on dead carcasses But farmers use diclofenac drug for cattle,which is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory [...]
Jackfruit =Food security in Climate change Mattu gulla & Vengeri brinjals States with Highest # of GI tags Brinjal / Eggplant Factoids: Jackfruit =Food security in Climate change Why in news? Earlier IPCC and World bank warned that climate [...]
Biodiversity Management Committees Ministry of Earth Science: 100 days IndARC Biodiversity Management Committees Topic in news because EPW ran a story about it on 19th April 2014. Q. Discuss the structure and functions of Biodiversity Management Committees under Biodiversity [...]
House sparrow Population decline Long billed Vultures Lake Kolleru & its bird sanctuary 15 Indian birds globally endangered Amur Falcon Nicobar scrubfowl/Megapod Narcondam Hornbill Mock Questions House sparrow Population decline House sparrows found around the world, except in the [...]
Sequences of events: Government formed M.B.Shah Commission. To investigate illegal mining of iron & manganese in 6 states. 2012: Shah gives report Environment ministry temporarily suspended mining in Goa. Supreme Court ordered ban on mining SC formed panel under [...]
Ozone layer recovering thanks to Montreal IPCC 5th Assessment report Sahara Dust Storm in London Ozone layer recovering thanks to Montreal Ozone gas in stratosphere prevents 99.5% entry of UV radiation (255nm) on earth. Chlorofluorocarbons / freons: non-reactive, non-flammable, [...]
Moving Gir Lions to Madhya Pradesh Bor Tiger Reserve Langurs are multiple species Indo Pacific Hump-Backed Dolphins Wild Chinese Sturgeons Hyacinth: hazard to fishes Robber crab-Habitat destruction Mangroves species change in Sundarbans Moving Gir Lions to Madhya Pradesh Species [...]
Olive Ridley Mass Hatching lights OFF! Star Tortoise vs Olive Ridley Turtle [Newfound] Dancing frogs in Western Ghats Dwarf Gecko, Maharashtra Sengi Elephant Shrew, Africa Deaths from Snake bites Olive Ridley Mass Hatching lights OFF! IUCN status: “endangered” Olive [...]
Cess on Diesel Cars to fight pollution? is it the time to close Digboi refinery? Cess on Diesel Cars to fight pollution? Famous advocate Harish Salve assists Forest bench of Supreme court as Amicus curiae. He presents a report- [...]
Great Himalayan National Park Draft Notification on W.Ghats Great Himalayan National Park: UNESCO nomination why in News? March 2014: Government nominated it for UNESCO heritage site, because of its fragile ecology and inaccessibility. located at Kullu, Himachal Pradesh At [...]