Punjab is faced with a sharp decline in the groundwater. What in your opinion can prevent the state from further depletion of the precious resource which has already become a source of concern for the country?

Punjab is faced with a depletion in groundwater. Recent reports have suggested that if the current rate of exploitation is not checked the state will be pushed to be a desert in the future as the water table will fall ..

How will the Golden Langur species benefit from the MGNREGA scheme?

Ever since the launch of the MGNREGA or the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, in 2005, it will for the first time have non-human beneficiaries in form of golden langur in the Bongaigaon district of western Assam. A ..

What do you know about White Throated Rails and Crested ibises? Explain in detail with their present status.

The white-throated rail is the only flightless bird known in the Indian Ocean area. Features of White Throated Rails The white-throated rail is a chicken-sized bird. It is indigenous to Madagascar. In the absence of predators on the island the ..

Indian fertilizer industry is growing day by day. Enumerate the environmental concerns related with the growth of this sector in India.

The fertilizer industry has been classified under the �red category� of polluting sectors by the Central Pollution Control Board .It causes following environmental concerns: �Water pollution: The discharge of untreated or partially treated industrial waste water is the main source ..

Identify the need for a climate resilient agriculture in India, discuss how it can be achieved.

National Mission on climate change entails a national Mission on smart agriculture highlighting clear link between climate change and agricultural resilience. Need for climate resilient agriculture: Rainfed – More than 50% area under rain fed agriculture. Changing rainfall patterns, intensity ..

India expects to achieve a net zero target by 2070 and an efficient carbon market is an important catalyst towards this goal. In this context, explain the mechanism of carbon markets.

Carbon market is a market where buying and selling of carbon credits take place. Its motive is to reduce global carbon emissions. The Kyoto protocol and the Paris agreement, both provide provisions for development of the carbon markets. How it ..

What do you understand by "Climate Budgeting"? What are its advantages and status in India? Discuss.

Climate budgeting refers to a policy by which the public funds can be aligned and mobilized for the purpose of national climate policy priorities. In simple words, this is a practice that will make an account of the budgetary measures ..

Critically analyze the shortcomings of the budgetary approach to environmental protection in India while suggesting way forward.

Though the budgetary allocations to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has increased by 18.88% from the previous year’s allocation, issues like wildlife conservation, pollution abatement and related areas require immediate policy intervention. Shortcomings in the budgetary ..

Give a brief account of the area distribution of mangroves in India. Discuss the Importance of mangrove conservation and its benefits.

Mangrove is a small tree or shrub which grows in coastal saline or brackish water areas. It has numerous tangled roots that grow above ground known as pneumatophores to take oxygen. Mangrove in India: According to the India State of ..

While differentiating between Area strip mining and Contour mining with respect to coal extraction, discuss which of them is more dangerous to environment and why.

Area Strip mining and Contour mining are two types of surface coal mining techniques. Area strip mining is a type of mining used on a flat terrain. In this, an earthmover strips away the overburden, and a power shovel digs ..