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What is environmental ethics? Explain its significance in resolving conflicts between development and conservation.

Q7. What is environmental ethics? Explain its significance in resolving conflicts between development and conservation. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: TH Why the question Understanding of environmental ethics and its practical relevance in balancing developmental needs with ecological sustainability. Key Demand of the question Define environmental ethics and briefly identify its foundational concerns. Show …

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What are ethical dilemmas associated with human-wildlife conflict? Explain the principles that should guide public authorities in resolving them.

Q7. What are ethical dilemmas associated with human-wildlife conflict? Explain the principles that should guide public authorities in resolving them. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: NIE Why the question Rising human-wildlife conflicts across India have brought ethical decision-making in public administration into focus, particularly in balancing conservation with the protection of human life. Key …

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Amazon’s Stingless Bees

Source:  IE Subject:  Species in News Context: Amazonian stingless bees have become the first insects in the world to be granted legal rights after Peruvian municipalities passed a landmark ordinance recognising their right to exist and flourish. About Amazon’s Stingless Bees: What they are? Stingless bees are a group of bees that either lack stingers …

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UPSC Editorial Analysis: The Great Nicobar Mega Project

General Studies-3; Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.   Introduction The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are among the world’s most important biological diversity hotspots, home to unique ecosystems — tropical rainforests, mangroves, coral reefs, and rare wildlife species. These islands act as natural carbon reservoirs and climate regulators in the Indian Ocean …

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