Source: The post Tanager-1 Satellite has been created, based on the article “Tanager-1: Why NASA has launched a satellite to track methane emissions” published in “Indian Express” on 24th August 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper3- Environment- Pollution Context: The article discusses the launch of the Tanager-1 satellite, which tracks methane and carbon dioxide emissions.… Continue reading Tanager-1 Satellite
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Environmental Degradation and Empowerment of the Meek
Source-This post on Environmental Degradation and Empowerment of the Meek has been created based on the article “After Wayanad, time to empower common people to claim their rightful inheritance” published in “The Indian Express” on 22 August 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-3- Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment. Context – Ongoing environmental damage in… Continue reading Environmental Degradation and Empowerment of the Meek
Challenges of EU’s CBAM for India
Source: This post ‘Challenges of EU’s CBAM for India’, is based on the article The EU’s border tax poses major challenges for Indian businesses, published in Live Mint on 19th August 2024. UPSC Syllabus topic: GS Paper 3 -Environment – Climate Change and global warming Context: European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which mandates… Continue reading Challenges of EU’s CBAM for India
Climate Change Challenges Faced by The Panama Canal
Source-This post on Climate Change Challenges Faced by The Panama Canal has been created based on the article “Why climate change poses an existential threat to Panama Canal” published in “The Indian Express” on 17 August 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-3- Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment Context -The Panama Canal, which opened on… Continue reading Climate Change Challenges Faced by The Panama Canal
India’s severe air pollution crisis
Source: The post India’s severe air pollution crisis has been created, based on the article “How can traffic which causes air pollution be controlled?” published in “The Hindu” on 16th August 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3-environment-pollution Context: The article discusses India’s severe air pollution crisis, largely caused by road transport, especially heavy vehicles.… Continue reading India’s severe air pollution crisis
Environmental Controversy in the Great Nicobar Island
Source-This post on Environmental Controversy in the Great Nicobar Island has been created based on the article “How a wildlife sanctuary in the Great Nicobar Island was made to vanish” published in “The Indian Express” on 14 August 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-3- Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment. Context-The article highlights how the… Continue reading Environmental Controversy in the Great Nicobar Island
Climate Change Discourse and India’s Economic Survey
Source- This post on Climate Change Discourse and India’s Economic Survey has been created based on the article “Economic Survey criticism misses the forest for the trees” published in “LiveMint” on 13 August 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-3- Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment Context– The article supports the Economic Survey’s balanced approach to… Continue reading Climate Change Discourse and India’s Economic Survey
Challenges faced by towns in the Indian Himalayan Range due to rapid urban growth
Source: The post challenges faced by towns in the Indian Himalayan Range due to rapid urban growth has been created, based on the article “Why Himalayan towns need a different kind of development” published in “The Hindu” on 9th August 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3-Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment. Context:… Continue reading Challenges faced by towns in the Indian Himalayan Range due to rapid urban growth
The concept of “just transition” in a climate case
Source: The post the concept of “just transition” in a climate case has been created, based on the article “A moment for just transition litigation to take wing” published in “The Hindu” on 9th August 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3-biodiversity-conservation Context: The article discusses how the Supreme Court of India could use the… Continue reading The concept of “just transition” in a climate case
Incorporating Sustainability in Competition Laws
Source: The post incorporating sustainability in competition laws has been created, based on the article “Balancing competition and sustainability for India” published in “The Hindu” on 5th August 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3- Economy and Environment Context: The article discusses how market regulations are adapting to include sustainability goals. It mentions different countries… Continue reading Incorporating Sustainability in Competition Laws
