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Biorock technology | Coral Restoration | UPSC – IAS

Biorock technology | Coral Restoration | UPSC – IAS Coral reefs are one of the most biologically diverse marine ecosystems on the Earth. Ecologically, coral reefs are important because they are the counterpart to the tropical rain forest in terms of species diversity and biological productivity in the Ocean. Coral reef enables the formation of […]

System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) | UPSC - IAS
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System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) | UPSC – IAS

System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) | UPSC – IAS SAFAR is a national initiative introduced by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) to measure the air quality of a metropolitan city, by measuring the overall pollution level and the location-specific air quality of the city. SAFAR envisages a research based management system where strategies of

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants UPSC - IAS
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Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants | UPSC – IAS

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants | UPSC – IAS Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is an international environmental treaty, signed in 2001 and effective from May 2004, that aims to eliminate or restrict the production and use of persistent organic pollutants. Dicofol is used as a miticide on a variety of field crops,

Climate Change and International Security Issue UPSC IAS PCS Gk today
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Climate Change and International Security Issue | UPSC

Why Climate Change is a security issue? | UPSC IAS Many Scholars declared Climate Change as Warming War which requires intervention of United Nation Security Council as per its mandate under article 39 of UN charter. The Warming War is a metaphor (like Cold War) which conveys how climate change acts as a driver of

Montreal Protocol: Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: UPSC IAS
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Montreal Protocol: Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion | UPSC – IAS

  Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion | UPSC – IAS The quadrennial (four-yearly) review of the Montreal Protocol reveals a healing ozone layer, global warming reduction potential, and options for more ambitious climate action. Key findings of the Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion | UPSC – IAS Actions taken under the Montreal Protocol have led

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