Tag: Geography and Environment questions

  • Land subsidence

    Land subsidence

    Important for Prelims:  Geography and EnvironmentMains: General Studies Paper I Land subsidence Way Forward  Chetan Bharat Learning is the best institute in Chandigarh for UPSC IAS ,PCS preparation. To know more about Chetan Bharat Learning’s Online & Classroom Courses, click on the following links:

  • World Food India 2023

    Important for Prelims: Geography and EnvironmentMains: General Studies Paper I World Food India 2023 Promoting Millets ?   Initiatives of Govt. Related to Millets  Practice Questions for Prelims 1. ‘Millets’ were among the first crops to be domesticated in India with several evidence of its consumption during the Indus valley civilization.2. In India, millets are primarily…

  • Petersberg Climate Dialogue 2023

    Important for Prelims: Geography and EnvironmentMains: General Studies I Petersberg Dialogue 2023 Why in news? What is Petersburg Dialogue ? Outcomes of Dialogue  India’s Initiatives against Climate change  Chetan Bharat Learning is the best institute in Chandigarh for UPSC IAS ,PCS preparation. To know more about Chetan Bharat Learning’s Online & Classroom Courses, click on…

  • Phase Out Methane Emissions

    Important for Prelims: Geography and EnvironmentMains: General Studies I Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the President-Designate of COP28 has called upon the oil and gas industry to phase out methane emissions by 2030 Phase Out Methane Emissions By 2030 Phase Out Methane Emissions To decrease Methane Emissions : Practice Questions for Prelims  Consider the following statements regarding Methane Alert and Response System.…

  • Harit Sagar Guidelines

    Important for Prelims: Geography and EnvironmentMains: General Studies I Recently, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways has launched ‘Harit Sagar’ Green Port Guidelines 2023 to achieve the Zero Carbon Emission Goal. Sagar Shreshtha Samman awards were also conferred to major ports for their exceptional achievements in various operational parameters. Harit Sagar Guidelines Harit Sagar Guidelines…

  • Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

    The European Union (EU) has announced that its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will be introduced. Important for Prelims: Geography and EnvironmentMains: General Studies Paper I Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Fit for 55 in 2030 Criticism of the Amendment Significance Way Forward Practice Questions for Prelims Consider the following statements regarding CBAM [carbon border adjustment mechanism]1. It will impose…

  • Zero Shadow Day 

    Important for Prelims: Geography and EnvironmentMains: General Studies Paper I Zero Shadow Day  Practice Questions for Prelims Consider the following statements:1. Winter Solstice in the Southern hemisphere when the Southern hemisphere will have the longest day and shortest night.2. Summer Solstice in the Northern hemisphere when the Northern hemisphere will have the shortest day and longest…

  • Eco-sensitive Zones

    Important for Prelims: Geography and EnvironmentMains: General Studies Paper I Eco-sensitive Zones  The Supreme Court modified its previous judgment regarding Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZ) around protected forests, stating that ESZs cannot be uniform across the entire country. What is Eco-sensitive zone ? The National Wildlife Action Plan (2002-2016) of the MoEFCC stipulated that state governments should declare land falling within 10 km of the boundaries of…

  • Seed Bank at Asola Bhatti Sanctuary

    Important for Prelims: Geography and EnvironmentMains: General Studies I Seed Bank at Asola Bhatti Sanctuary What is a Seed Bank ? Seed Bank in India  World’s Largest Seed Vault: Practice Questions for Prelims Which of the following is a major acid used in acid seed scarification?a) Phosphoric acidb) Acetic acidc) Sulfuric acidd) Perchloric acid Ans.…

  • Paris Agreement

    Important for Prelims: Geography and EnvironmentMains: General Studies Paper I Paris Agreement Findings of the Report? Why Paris Agreement Failed ? COP 27 of UNFCCC Chetan Bharat Learning is the best institute in Chandigarh for UPSC IAS ,PCS preparation. To know more about Chetan Bharat Learning’s Online & Classroom Courses, click on the following links:

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