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A FRESH WARNING: WHAT GEO-6 MEANS FOR INDIA

EnvironmentBy Team IQRA IAS March 16, 2019

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-03-16 A FRESH WARNING: WHAT GEO-6 MEANS FOR INDIA Relevant for: Environment | Topic: Environmental Degradation – GHGs, Ozone Depletion and Climate Change The sixth edition of the Global Environment Outlook from the UN Environment Programme has come as another stark warning: the world is unsustainably extracting resources and producing…

LAKHS OF FOREST DWELLERS FACE EVICTION

Developmental Issues, EnvironmentBy Team IQRA IAS February 22, 2019

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-02-22 LAKHS OF FOREST DWELLERS FACE EVICTION Relevant for: Developmental Issues | Topic: Rights & Welfare of STs, SCs, and OBCs – Schemes & their Performance, Mechanisms, Laws Institutions and Bodies A recent Supreme Court order may lead to the eviction of lakhs of persons belonging to the Scheduled Tribes…

‘POLICIES BIASED AGAINST RAINFED AGRICULTURE’

Environment, Indian EconomyBy Team IQRA IAS February 20, 2019

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-02-18 ‘POLICIES BIASED AGAINST RAINFED AGRICULTURE’ Relevant for: Indian Economy | Topic: Major Crops, Cropping Patterns and various Agricultural Revolutions A new rainfed agriculture atlas released this week documents the policy biases that are making farming unviable. Three out of five farmers in India grow their crops using rainwater, instead…

LIKE HUMANS, ANIMALS TOO HAVE A RIGHT TO MIGRATE

Environment, URBANIZATIONBy Team IQRA IAS February 20, 2019

Source : www.hindustantimes.com Date : 2019-02-20 LIKE HUMANS, ANIMALS TOO HAVE A RIGHT TO MIGRATE Relevant for: Environment | Topic: Biodiversity, Ecology, and Wildlife Related Issues Twenty seven years after a tiger was last sighted in the Dang district of Gujarat, a big cat (5-7 years old) was spotted in the state’s Mahisagar district on…

CAUGHT DOWN THE WIRE: PUNJAB’S BLACKBUCK FIGHT FOR EXISTENCE

EnvironmentBy Team IQRA IAS February 18, 2019

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-02-18 CAUGHT DOWN THE WIRE: PUNJAB’S BLACKBUCK FIGHT FOR EXISTENCE Relevant for: Environment | Topic: Biodiversity, Ecology, and Wildlife Related Issues Marred by strays:A herd of blackbuck sauntering in open fields in Sardarpura village in Abohar district of Punjab. These indigenous deer often fall prey to barbed wire fences or…

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A FRESH WARNING: WHAT GEO-6 MEANS FOR INDIA

LAKHS OF FOREST DWELLERS FACE EVICTION

‘POLICIES BIASED AGAINST RAINFED AGRICULTURE’

LIKE HUMANS, ANIMALS TOO HAVE A RIGHT TO MIGRATE

CAUGHT DOWN THE WIRE: PUNJAB’S BLACKBUCK FIGHT FOR EXISTENCE