Source: TH Subject: Science and Technology Context: New regulatory insights highlighted the rigorous standards for natural mineral water in India, which must be bottled at the source without chemical disinfection. About Natural Mineral Water: What it Is? It is water obtained directly from underground as opposed to surface sources (like rivers). To be labeled Natural …
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation Source: DTE Direction: The article highlights that groundwater in the Ganga basin has been declining. The article includes a best practice (infographics) of groundwater conservation in India. Context: According to new estimates, groundwater storage levels have been declining by 2.6 centimetres per year in …
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Topic: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., 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. The highly diversified hydrogeologic settings and variations in the availability of ground water resources from one part of …
Topic: urbanization, their problems and their remedies. 1. Contemporary India is witnessing rapid urbanisation, and groundwater resources have been overexploited almost to the point of depletion which needs urgent attention and sustainable responses. Analyse. (250 words) Difficulty level: Moderate Reference: Live Mint Why the question: Nearly a quarter of the world’s population is facing a …
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Topic: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., 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. 1. Groundwater plays a major role in both hydrologic and human systems. The existing approach for utilising groundwater …
