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    News Feed | 24 Jun 2024

    THE HINDU HIGHLIGHTS | 24 JUN 2024

    Create the space for governance with a green heart

    • The article emphasizes the urgent need for green policies as India faces severe environmental
    degradation due to past governments' focus on industries like mining, oil, and coal.

    • It highlights India's vulnerability to climate change, noting the lack of efforts to cut down emissions and

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    prioritize resilience, food security, and essential access.

    • India's forest cover is among the lowest worldwide, with misleading data hiding significant losses. The
    Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 needs to be rolled back for stronger protections.

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    • The article points out that India's cities are becoming unliveable due to air pollution, water shortages, and
    insufficient sewage treatment, necessitating a national overhaul.

    • Climate change is having substantial effects on India's Himalayan region, with receding glaciers and
    altered rainfall patterns impacting water and food security.

    • There is a criticism of the government for not listening to public concerns through a weakened
    Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) mechanism, exemplified by the controversial Char Dham Highway
    project.
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    • The article calls for genuine conservation efforts rather than commercially driven greenwashing policies,
    advocating for sustainable development and stronger enforcement mechanisms.

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    UPSC 2018

    "Policy contradictions among various competing sectors and stakeholders have resulted in inadequate
    'protection and prevention of degradation' to environment." Comment with relevant illustrations. (150 words)

    UPSC 2005

    How has the Indian state tackled the trade-off between environment and development?
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    Related Prelims PYQs

    UPSC 2016

    Which of the following best describes the aim of 'Green India Mission' of the Government of India? 1.
    Incorporating environmental benefits and costs into the Union and State Budgets thereby implementing the
    'green accounting'. 2. Launching the second green revolution to enhance agricultural output so as to ensure
    food security to one and all in the future. 3. Restoring and enhancing forest cover and responding to climate
    change by a combination of adaptation and mitigation measures. Select the correct answer using the code
    given below.

    A. 1 only

    B. 2 and 3 only

    C. 3 only

    D. 1, 2 and 3
    UPSC 1996

    Consider the following programmes: I. Afforestation and development of wastelands. II. Reforestation and
    replantation in existing forests. III. Encouraging the wood substitutes and supplying other types of fuel. IV.
    Promotion of wide use of insecticides and pesticides to restrict the loss of forest area from degradation
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    A. I, II, III and IV

    B. II and IV

    C. I, III and IV

    D. I, II and III

    UPSC 1993

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    Which of the following strongly threatens biodiversity?

    A. Fragile ecosystems such as mangroves and wetlands

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    B. Inaccessible habitats in Himalayas

    C. Destruction of natural habitats and vegetation and shifting cultivation

    D. Creation of biosphere reserves

    UPSC 2012
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    The national green tribunal act. 2010 was enacted in consonance with which of the following provisions of the
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    A. 1 only

    B. 2 and 3 only

    C. 1 and 3 only

    D. 1, 2 and 3
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    UPSC 1993

    Which one of the following is the best strategy for environment-friendly sustainable development in Indian
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    A. Expansion of cultivable land, increased use of superphosphate, urea and effective biocides

    B. Wider popularization of high-yielding crop varieties, better and more frequent irrigation and increased
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    C. Mixed cropping, organic manures, nitrogen-fixing plants and pest resistant crop varieties

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    UPSC 1996

    Which one of the following regions of India is now regarded as an ‘ecological hot spot’?

    A. Western Himalayas

    B. Eastern Himalayas
    C. Western ghats

    D. Eastern ghats

    UPSC 2021

    'R2 Code of Practices' constitutes a tool available for promoting the adoption of

    A. Environmentally responsible practices in electronics recycling industry

    B. Ecological management of 'Wetlands of International Importance' under the Ramsar Convention

    C. Sustainable practices in the cultivation of agricultural crops in degraded lands

    D. 'Environmental Impact Assessment' in the exploitation of natural resources

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    UPSC 1999

    The minimum land area recommended for forest cover to maintain proper ecological balance in India is

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    A. 25%

    B. 33%

    C. 43%

    D. 53%
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    UPSC 2016

    'Gadgil Committee Report' and 'Kasturirangan Committee Report', sometimes seen in the news, are related to

    A. constitutional reforms

    B. Ganga Action Plan

    C. linking of rivers

    D. protection of Western Ghats


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