Tag: Environment

Source: The post Expanding Tree Plantations is Key to India’s Climate Action and Trade Competitiveness has been created, based on the article “Expanding tree cover is crucial” published in “The Hindu” on 30 April 2025. Expanding Tree Plantations is Key to India’s Climate Action and Trade Competitiveness. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper3-environment-conservation Context: India faces… Continue reading Expanding Tree Plantations is Key to India’s Climate Action and Trade Competitiveness

Source: The post India struggles to manage its growing plastic pollution problem has been created, based on the article “A powerful judicial remedy for waste management” published in “The Hindu” on 30 April 2025. India struggles to manage its growing plastic pollution problem. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper3-Environment and Bio-diversity Conservation Context: India has emerged… Continue reading India struggles to manage its growing plastic pollution problem

Source: The post India must reform its rural water policies has been created, based on the article “The role of communities in conserving water” published in “The Hindu” on 27th March 2025. India must reform its rural water policies.  UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper3-Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment. Context: On World Water… Continue reading India must reform its rural water policies

Source: The post Food wastage in India is a social and environmental crisis has been created, based on the article “Colossal wastage that is food for thought” published in “The Hindu” on 25 March 2025. Food wastage in India is a social and environmental crisis. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper3- issues of buffer stocks and… Continue reading Food wastage in India is a social and environmental crisis

Source: The post Supreme Court decision may limit orans’ community control has been created, based on the article “The way to protect orans” published in “The Hindu” on 4th March 2025. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper3- Environment-Conservation Context: The article discusses the Supreme Court’s move to protect orans (sacred forests) in Rajasthan by formalizing their… Continue reading Supreme Court decision may limit orans’ community control

Source: The post Wetlands are disappearing and need urgent protection has been created, based on the article “The necessity of mainstreaming wetland conservation” published in “The Hindu” on 1st March 2025. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper3-Environment- Conservation Context: The article discusses the importance of wetlands and their conservation. It highlights global and Indian wetland loss… Continue reading Wetlands are disappearing and need urgent protection

Source: The post Maha Kumbh Mela increases Ganga pollution and raises concerns has been created, based on the article “Watering down: Pollution in Ganga needs long-term solutions, not denialism” published in “The Hindu” on 21st February 2025. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper3- Environment Context: The article discusses water pollution in the Ganga during the Maha… Continue reading Maha Kumbh Mela increases Ganga pollution and raises concerns