Source: DH Context: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoked Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR as the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) crossed 300 (“very poor”). About Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP): What it is? The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) is a statutory framework that specifies stage-wise …
Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment Q6. Explain the key provisions of the Environment Protection (Management of Contaminated Sites) Rules, 2025. Assess their potential to strengthen hazardous waste management. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: TH Why the question The rules were recently notified and mark India’s first dedicated legal framework for …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Context: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has approved an exemption to the laws governing the regulation of coastal zones and has paved the way for gas-powered plants to be set up at Andaman and Nicobar islands. Details: A 50 MW Liquefied Natural …
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GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Conservation and pollution related issues. Context: BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has completed its inspection of Union Minister Narayan Rane’s bungalow in Juhu following the complaint of illegal construction and flouting of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules. What’s the issue? The Union Minister’s bungalow has been illicitly constructed within …
FROM INSIGHTS MAGAZINE TEAM ARCHIVES January 10, 2014 POLITY & GOVERNMENT BILLS Supreme court orders states to probe all acquittals Far reaching implications for law enforcement and the criminal justice system Every criminal case with accused being acquitted will have to be examined by state govts to ascertain whether there were any lapses by police …
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