Source: NIE Subject: Environment Context: The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change has released the draft Tar Balls Management Rules, 2026, to protect India’s coastline from oil spills. About Tar Balls: What They Are? Tar balls are small, dark, sticky, or hardened blobs of weathered crude oil found floating on the ocean surface or …
Source: TH Subject: Environment Context: A new study by has revealed that while microplastic abundance on Chennai’s beaches is lower than global averages, the high concentration of nylon fibers poses a severe ecological risk. About The Microplastic Problem: What it is? Microplastics are plastic particles smaller than 5 mm in diameter. They are categorized into …
Topic: World Geography Q2. Explain the geographical factors responsible for the formation of ocean gyres. Assess their influence on marine pollution distribution. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question Ocean circulation systems such as gyres are crucial components of physical geography and have gained renewed attention due to their role in concentrating …
Topic: Environmental pollution and degradation. Q5. “Marine pollution has become the invisible crisis of the Anthropocene”. Discuss the major sources and ecological impacts of ocean pollution and suggest a comprehensive strategy to address it. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Why the question: The escalating problem of marine pollution in the Anthropocene era, its …
Source: IE Context: France’s Gravelines Nuclear Power Station temporarily shut down three reactors after a massive jellyfish swarm clogged its cooling system. About Jellyfish: What it is? Jellyfish are free-swimming marine invertebrates belonging to the phylum Cnidaria and class Scyphozoa. They are ancient species, existing for over 500 million years. Scientific Name: While “jellyfish” is …
Context: The OECD has released a warning that plastic use and waste in Southeast and East Asia may nearly double by 2050 without urgent, stringent policies. About OECD Report on Plastic Pollution: What It Is? A comprehensive environmental forecast by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) assessing the trajectory of plastic production, waste, …
Source: TH Context: Carcasses of Olive Ridley turtles continue to wash ashore along the Visakhapatnam coast during their breeding season. Experts attribute the deaths to marine pollution and accidental entanglement in fishing trawlers. About Olive Ridley Turtles: Smallest and Most Abundant: They are the smallest and most abundant sea turtles globally. Name Origin: Lepidochelys olivacea. …
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Environment – Pollution Source: Indian Express Context: According to a new study, an estimated 170 trillion plastic particles weighing about 2 million metric tons are currently afloat in the oceans across the world, and if no urgent action is taken then this number could nearly triple by 2040. About Microplastics: …
QUESTIONS: 09/11/2013 In layman’s terms differentiate between El Nino and El Nino Modoki? (100 Words) Differentiate between Bio-accumulation, Bio-concentration and Bio-magnification with examples. (150 Words) “Marine pollution is multi dimensional”. Comment on the efforts of government to tackle the problem. (200 Words) ARCHIVES REFERENCES Question 1 Link 1 Link 2 Question 2 Link
