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Tag: water
Composite Water Management Index report
Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: IE Context: NITI Aayog, the Indian government’s think tank, is considering discontinuing the ‘Composite Water Management Index’ (CWMI) report, which was launched five years ago to assess water management in Indian states. The latest edition of the report highlights that water scarcity is a national problem, with decreasing annual …
U.N. water conference
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Environment Conservation Source: TH Context: Recently, The United Nations 2023 Water Conference was held in New York (the first such meeting on water after 46 years). Also, a mid-term review of the UN Decade for Action on Water and Sanitation (2018-2028) was held at the conference. About the Conference: Also, read …
UN World Water Development Report 2023
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Agriculture/Geography Source: UNWater, DTE Context: Recently, ‘United Nations World Water Development Report 2023: partnerships and cooperation for water’, was released. Also, UN 2023 Water Conference is currently being held in New York Major findings of the report: Global: Globally, two billion people do not have safe drinking water and …
[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 14 March 2023
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[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 19 December 2022
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[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 17 December 2022
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UN Groundwater Summit 2022
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation Source: DTE Direction: The article highlights the groundwater situation across the world and in India and efforts to conserve groundwater. Context: The importance of groundwater protection and techniques for its sustainable use will be highlighted during the United Nations-Water Summit on Groundwater 2022 in …
WMO’s State of Global Water Resources 2021
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment Disaster and disaster management. Source: Hindustan Times, WMO Context: The World Meteorological Organization has published its first State of Global Water Resources report in order to assess the effects of climate, environmental and societal change on the Earth’s water resources. The recent UN climate …
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Growing water crisis and One water Approach (OWA)
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Economy: Water/Agriculture Sources: D2E, The Hindu Direction: Similar to the ‘One Health Approach’, the One water approach is very important. We have also combined points from the Hindu editorial article on India’s growing water crisis. Those giving mains this time, do remember a few points on OWA. Context: In view …
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Water Management in India
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Environmental Conservation/ Agriculture Context: Based on an article published in Business Standards. Direction: ‘Water’ is always a very important topic in the UPSC exam. Have a note prepared for various dimensions of water- its management, the gender divide in water, groundwater, surface water, river-interlinking, measures to conserve water etc. 1-2 …
