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India unveils its Arctic policy, focusses on combating climate change

GS Paper: 2 Topics Covered: Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.   Context The Centre released India’s Arctic Policy, with the aim of enhancing the country’s cooperation with the resource-rich and rapidly transforming region.   Need for such a Policy The relevance of Arctic for India can be broadly explained under three categories: …

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India should draw the world’s attention to the impact of climate change crisis unfolding in the Himalayas and Himalayan River system. Elucidate.

Topic: Salient features of world’s physical geography. 2. India should draw the world’s attention to the impact of climate change crisis unfolding in the Himalayas and Himalayan River system. Elucidate. (250 words) Difficulty level: Moderate Reference: Insights on India Why the question: The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – …

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Himalayas are not only the physical barrier, they are also a climatic, drainage and cultural divide. Elucidate.

  Topic: Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent). 1. Himalayas are not only the physical barrier, they are also a climatic, drainage and cultural divide. Elucidate. (250 words) Difficulty level: Easy Reference: Class-XI NCERT: India Physical Environment. Why the question: The question is part of the …

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Insights into Editorial: Why are hydropower projects in the Himalayas risky?

      Context: The Environment Ministry, in an affidavit placed in the Supreme Court earlier this month, has disclosed that it has permitted seven hydroelectric power projects, which are reportedly in advanced stages of construction, to go ahead. One of them is the 512 MW Tapovan Vishnugadh project, in Joshimath, Uttarakhand that was recently …

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