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Analyse the impact of rising temperatures on rice cultivation in India. Examine its implications for food security. Suggest suitable adaptation strategies.

Topic: Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent); Q2. Analyse the impact of rising temperatures on rice cultivation in India. Examine its implications for food security. Suggest suitable adaptation strategies. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Why the question Recent scientific studies indicate that rising temperatures …

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Explain the concept of humid heat and its distinction from dry heat. Discuss why it poses a greater risk to human survival in tropical climates.

Topic: changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes. Q1. Explain the concept of humid heat and its distinction from dry heat. Discuss why it poses a greater risk to human survival in tropical climates. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Why …

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Discuss how extreme heat can alter India’s employment structure through job losses, distress migration and informalisation. Analyse the risks for human capital. Propose a strategy for climate-resilient livelihoods.

Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation Q5. Discuss how extreme heat can alter India’s employment structure through job losses, distress migration and informalisation. Analyse the risks for human capital. Propose a strategy for climate-resilient livelihoods. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Why the question Extreme heat is emerging as a structural economic and labour-market …

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Rising night-time temperatures are redefining India’s climate risk profile more than rising daytime extremes. Examine the climatological basis of this trend. Assess its implications for seasonal heat stress and rainfall variability in India.

Topic: changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes. Q2. Rising night-time temperatures are redefining India’s climate risk profile more than rising daytime extremes. Examine the climatological basis of this trend. Assess its implications for seasonal heat stress and rainfall variability in India. …

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Climate Stress on Women and the Evolving Global Health Response

Source:  TH Subject: Role of Women and Women’s Organization, Population and Associated Issues Context: Women face growing health and safety risks from rising heat, a new MSSRF study shows. Meanwhile, WHO signals cautious approval for weight-loss drugs, India intensifies action on antibiotic resistance, and South Africa advances with a promising HIV prevention shot. About Climate …

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Heatwaves in India

Syllabus: Disaster Management Source:  TH  Context: India witnessed severe heatwaves in March 2025 — 20 days earlier than in 2024 — highlighting the urgent need for short-term and long-term strategies to tackle heat stress and its cascading impacts. About Heatwaves: Definition: A heatwave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, often accompanied by high …

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Rising Heat Stress and its Mitigation

GS Paper 3 (Heat Stress and its Mitigation)  Syllabus: Disaster management/ Geography  Context: Rising Heat-Stress temperatures in urban India are not solely due to climate change but also a result of increased concretization and urban sprawl, contributing to excess heat stress. India’s major cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, and Hyderabad, are facing worsening …

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