Critically analyse the causes and socio-economic impacts of groundwater depletion in India, providing suitable examples.

Groundwater depletion in India is a pressing issue driven by a multitude of factors.  Some of the primary causes and their socio-economic implications are as follows: Over-extraction for Agriculture: Over 60% of irrigated agricultural land relies on groundwater, particularly in ..

Discuss the journey of Sikkim towards becoming India's first fully organic state. Do you think that Sikkim model can be emulated by the other states in country? Elucidate.

In January 2016, Sikkim officially became country’s first fully organic state i.e. the farmers in the state are using natural manure from cow in place of chemical fertilisers, pesticides or insecticides. When Sikkim started its organic programme in 2003, only ..

Drought has been recognised as a disaster in view of its party expense, temporal duration, slow onset and lasting effect on various vulnerable sections. With a focus on the September 2010 guidelines from the National disaster management authority, discuss the mechanism for preparedness to deal with the El Nino and La Nina fallouts in India.

El Nino and the Indian monsoon are inversely related. Monsoons have generally been poor in the El Nino years, with most of India’s droughts occurring in the El Nino years. The September 2010 guidelines from the National disaster management authority ..

What is Clean Environment Cess? How has it performed and what is the way forward?

The clean environment cess or the green cess is a form of tax levied by the government with the purpose of environment conservation. It is a fiscal tool to reduce dependence on coal and other fossil fuels. It is in ..

What is the significance of the increase in the number of oil and gas industry lobbyists attending the ongoing COP27?

  At the Cop27 climate summit, there are more fossil fuel lobbyists than any single frontline group touched by the climate issue, with a figure that is up more than 25% from last year. Significance: Fossil fuel lobbyists have more ..

Why is it important to conserve shallow water bodies? What are the unique challenges faced by these geographical features?

  At this time, every component of the planet’s ecosystem is being impacted by human activity. This covers freshwater ecosystems and the related aquatic biodiversity. Shallow water bodies continue to suffer most among the various types of freshwater bodies due ..

What are water credits? How can it help fund climate action?

Water credits are a predetermined amount of water that is preserved or created that may be traded between water deficit and water surplus organisations within a sub-basin. It works in the same way as carbon credits. However, the primary distinction ..

What do you understand by Primary, Secondary and Chronic Hazards? Examine the link between human activities and hazards.

A hazard is what creates the potential to cause harm to a vulnerable target. It can be either natural or man-made. Primary Hazards the example of primary hazards is ground shaking, surface runoff, and landslides, liquefaction (Mixing of soil and ..