Syllabus: Climate and Energy Source: UNEP Context: The UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2025 titled “Off Target” warns that despite new climate pledges, the world remains on course for 2.3–2.5°C warming, far exceeding the Paris Agreement goals. About The UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2025: What it is? The 16th edition of UNEP’s annual assessment that measures …
Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation. Q6. Modern warfare leaves invisible yet far-reaching environmental scars. Analyse this statement with reference to ongoing conflicts. Evaluate its impact on global climate goals. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Why the question The environmental impact of wars is emerging as a major unaccounted driver of climate change …
Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation Q5. The fourth global coral bleaching event marks a tipping point in marine ecology. Analyse its scale and causes. Evaluate its repercussions on marine species. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Why the question Scientists have confirmed that the world’s worst ongoing global coral bleaching event has now …
Context: Global glaciers have lost over 7 trillion tons of ice since 2000, with 2023 marking a record 604 billion tons lost. Glacier melting is now a bigger contributor to sea level rise than ice loss in Greenland or Climate Change and Glacier Meltdown: Data & Facts: Glaciers lost ice at a rate of 255 …
Context: A recent study revealed that 110 glaciers in Arunachal Pradesh’s eastern Himalayas have disappeared over 32 years (1988-2020), with glacial cover shrinking by 309.85 sq. km. About Glacier Meltdown: What is Glacier Meltdown? Glacial retreat occurs when glaciers melt faster than the accumulation of new ice and snow, leading to reduced ice cover and …
Syllabus: Environment Source: IE Context: The year 2024 marked a grim milestone as global temperatures breached the 1.5°C threshold for the first time. Definition: Global warming refers to the long-term increase in Earth’s average temperature due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) like carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), and nitrous oxide (N₂O) in the …
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Source: IE Context: Argentina, under President Javier Milei’s leadership, is reconsidering its commitment to the Paris Agreement, citing philosophical disagreements and a re-evaluation of its climate strategies. About Paris Agreement: Adoption: Signed in 2015 by 195 countries to address global climate change. Goals: Limit global temperature rise to well below 2°C, with efforts to cap …
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Syllabus: Environment Source: WMO Context: The WMO State of the Climate 2024 Update once again issues a Red Alert at the sheer pace of climate change in a single generation, turbo-charged by ever-increasing greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere. Summary of State of the Climate 2024 Report: Temperature and Greenhouse Gases: 2024 is on track to be …
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Syllabus: Climate change Source: IE Context: As world leaders prepare for the annual climate conference in Baku, a renewed focus on climate finance and stringent emission reduction is crucial to prevent severe climate repercussions. Unabated rise of emissions: Current emissions: In 2023, global emissions reached 57.1 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalent, marking a 1.3% increase …
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Context: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has reported a record rise in global greenhouse gas (GHG) levels, highlighting a surge in carbon dioxide emissions and the warming effects on global temperatures. Greenhouse gas surge: CO₂ concentration increase: 2023 saw 2.3 parts per million (ppm) rise in CO₂ levels from 2022, marking the twelfth consecutive year …
NOTE: Please remember that following ‘answers’ are NOT ‘model answers’. They are NOT synopsis too if we go by definition of the term. What we are providing is content that both meets demand of the question and at the same. Topic: Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country. 1. The Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 …
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Topic: geographical features and their location-changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes. 2. Temporary global warming surpassing 2°C could lead to severe long-term impacts on marine ecosystems. Analyse. (150 words) Difficulty level: Tough Reference: Insights on India Why the question: The question …
Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: IE Context: The annual mean temperature of the world is known to have increased by 1.1 degree Celsius from the average of the 1850-1900 period. But this increase is not uniform. It varies in different regions and also at different times of the year. Major findings: Findings Explanation …
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GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Important Geophysical Phenomena Source: IE Context: According to a new study, flash droughts are becoming more common and faster to develop around the world, and human-caused climate change is a major reason. Highlights of the study: Flash droughts occurred more often than slower ones in tropical/humid places …
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GS Paper 3 Source: DTE Context: Scientists are experimenting with feed supplements that can reduce a potent greenhouse gas belched out by stock animals like cattle, goats and sheep. Ruminants release methane, the second most abundant greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide (CO2), which is seen as the biggest concern as well as the best …
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