Accounting for seasonal variations in the Indian monsoons, examine how climate change is impacting the monsoon patterns across the subcontinent. What steps are needed to mitigate such impact? (250 words)

Topic: 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. Accounting for seasonal variations in the Indian monsoons, examine how climate change is impacting the monsoon patterns across the subcontinent. What steps are needed to mitigate such impact? …

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: …