Tag: Land Degradation

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What are the major drivers of land degradation in arid and semi-arid India? Discuss the economic and ecological consequences.

Topic: Land degradation-causes, effects, measures Q5. What are the major drivers of land degradation in arid and semi-arid India? Discuss the economic and ecological consequences. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question Land degradation has become a critical theme due to rising desertification trends highlighted in recent ISRO assessments and climate-linked vulnerability …

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FAO released The State of Food and Agriculture 2025 report

Syllabus: Forest and Environment Source:  FAO Context: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released The State of Food and Agriculture 2025 report titled “Addressing Land Degradation Across Landholding Scales,” highlighting how human-induced land degradation undermines global food production. About FAO released The State of Food and Agriculture 2025 report: What it is? An annual flagship …

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“Floods act not only as hydrological events but as agents of landform and soil transformation”. Explain this in the context of recurring floods in India’s river plains. Discuss their contrasting effects on soil fertility and degradation.

Topic: Factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector Q1. “Floods act not only as hydrological events but as agents of landform and soil transformation”. Explain this in the context of recurring floods in India’s river plains. Discuss their contrasting effects on soil fertility and degradation. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: …

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How have anthropogenic activities contributed to large-scale land degradation in recent decades, and what are the ecological consequences of such changes? In this context, examine how India can formulate a resilient and sustainable land-use strategy.

Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, Q6. How have anthropogenic activities contributed to large-scale land degradation in recent decades, and what are the ecological consequences of such changes? In this context, examine how India can formulate a resilient and sustainable land-use strategy. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Why the question A 2025 global …

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Land Degradation

Syllabus: Environment Source:  IE  Context: Land degradation is undermining Earth’s capacity to sustain humanity, and failure to reverse it will pose challenges for generations to come, a new United Nations report found. What is Land Degradation? Land degradation refers to the decline in the biological, economic, and ecological productivity of land due to unsustainable practices, …

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Land Degradation and Land Management Policy

GS Paper 3   Syllabus: Environment Conservation   Context: An urgent need exists for a comprehensive land management policy, considering land’s critical role in ecological, economic, social, and cultural aspects. India, with a small geographical area but a large population, faces numerous land management issues, including the degradation of around 30% of its total land. …

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Global Land Outlook report

GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Environment, conservation   Source: TH   Context: According to the 2nd edition of the Global Land Outlook (GLO) report, humans have breached four out of nine planetary boundaries.   GLO: It is a United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification’s (UNCCD) flagship publication, whose 1st edition was launched in 2017 at the …

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Let the Land Heal- reducing Chemical Fertilizers

GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Agriculture   Source: Indian Express Direction: This was an opinion article in The Indian Express, the author gave few suggestions on how to reduce chemical fertilizers. You can note down these points and present them as suggestions/ way forward in your answer. Context: Pests and diseases have developed resistance to the …

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