Tag: carbon dioxide

  • Sea Butterflies

    Important for Prelims: Geography and EnvironmentMains: General Studies Paper I Sea Butterflies About Sea Butterfly Ocean Acidification Practice Questions for Prelims Which of the following statements regarding Ocean acidification are correct?1) Ocean acidification refers to a reduction in the pH of the ocean over an extended period of time.2) The major cause is Carbon Dioxide…

  • Neurotoxins

    NEWS: On Sunday morning (April 30), 11 people died due to a gas leak in the Giaspura area of Ludhiana, Punjab, while four people fell ill and were hospitalised. Any definitive reasons for the leak are not known so far. Importance Prelims: Science & TechnologyMains: UPSC General Studies Paper- III According to the in the…