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Examine the causes responsible for the rapid increase in night-time temperatures in Indian urban areas. How are they different from daytime heatwave conditions?

Topic: Changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes. Q2. Examine the causes responsible for the rapid increase in night-time temperatures in Indian urban areas. How are they different from daytime heatwave conditions? (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: IE Why the question …

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Evaluate the importance of urban green spaces in maintaining ecological and climatic balance in rapidly growing cities. What challenges limit their effective conservation in India?

Topic: urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Q2. Evaluate the importance of urban green spaces in maintaining ecological and climatic balance in rapidly growing cities. What challenges limit their effective conservation in India? (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: TH Why the question Rapid urbanisation, rising heat stress and ecological degradation in Indian cities have …

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Bring out the socio-economic consequences of heat waves in India. Assess their impact on productivity and urban life. Suggest policy measures required for mitigation.

Topic: urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Q2. Bring out the socio-economic consequences of heat waves in India. Assess their impact on productivity and urban life. Suggest policy measures required for mitigation. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: NIE Why the question Rising frequency and intensity of heat waves in India have highlighted their multi-dimensional …

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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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What causes the formation of ground-level ozone in urban areas? Why is ground-level ozone considered a ‘silent’ pollutant and how should India adapt its public health response to address its unique characteristics?

Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation Q6. What causes the formation of ground-level ozone in urban areas? Why is ground-level ozone considered a ‘silent’ pollutant and how should India adapt its public health response to address its unique characteristics? (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Why the question: Delhi’s 56-day ground-level ozone exceedance in …

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What Is An Urban Heat Island?

GS Paper 3: Syllabus: Environment and Pollution related issues.   Context: Several sections of the country are experiencing extreme temperatures. Cities, in particular, are significantly hotter than rural places. The reason for this is a phenomenon known as – “urban heat island effect”.   What is an urban heat island? It’s a localised and temporary …

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