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The UN Convention to Combat Desertification

Source: DTESubject: Environment Context: The 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification opened in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, under the theme "Restoring Land, Restoring Hope." The UN Convention to Combat Desertification About The UN Convention to Combat Desertification: What It Is? The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is …

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Examine the implications of declining kharif sowing for India’s food security and rural economy. Analyse the major factors responsible for such declines. Suggest measures to minimise production risks.

Topic: Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent); Q2. Examine the implications of declining kharif sowing for India’s food security and rural economy. Analyse the major factors responsible for such declines. Suggest measures to minimise production risks. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Why the question …

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Explain why droughts and wildfires are increasingly occurring in climatically diverse regions. Also examine the land-atmosphere interactions involved.

Topic: Changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes. Q2. Explain why droughts and wildfires are increasingly occurring in climatically diverse regions. Also examine the land-atmosphere interactions involved. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Why the question Increasing global concurrence of droughts …

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