Category: GS 3
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Syllabus – Environmental Impact Assessment (GS3)Source – The Hindu,17/10/2023 ContextTeesta dam breach in Sikkim and the recent floods and landslides…
Role of Sustainable Water Management in Food Security
The Theme of this year’s World Food Day(October 16) is ”Water is Life, Water is Food’ which underscores the importance of sustainable Water Management.
Green Credit Programme (GCP)
Government has introduced a special programme allowing an individual or entity to earn Green Credit and trade it on a dedicated exchange.
Creative Economy
The creative economy is an economic system based on the creation and distribution of creative goods and services.
Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2022-2023
NSO released Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) recently
Multimodal Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI, with Microsoft’s backing, has recently upgraded ChatGPT to be multimodal, enabling it to analyze images and engage with users through its mobile app using speech.
Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM)
We need evidence-based traditional medicine | The Hindu Opinion
Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ)
Union Ministry of Forests, Environment & Climate Change has unveiled the draft notification for an ESZ for Dachigam National Park (DNP), Thajwas (Baltal) and Overa- Aru wildlife sanctuaries.
Aligning higher education with the United Nations SDGs
India has always been a land of scholars and learners. In ancient times also, India was regarded all over the world for its universities like Taxila, Nalanda, Vikramshila and its scholars.
India’s growing elderly population
According to Census 2011, India has 104 million older people (60+ years), constituting 8.6% of the total population. Amongst the elderly (60+), females outnumber males.
Keeping tabs on carbon with an accounting system
Climate ‘Polycrisis’ refers to the interconnected and compounding crises related to climate change that are affecting the planet not just in a few sectors but across several sectors and domains.
Disentangling the 2030 global renewable energy target
The presidency of the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to be held in Dubai and It has called for agreement on a global target of tripling renewable energy capacity from current levels by 2030.