The effective management of land and water resources will drastically reduce the human miseries. Explain.

Land and water resources are potentially useful to meet the essential needs of human beings. Issues: Some of the southern states of India have been continuously suffering from the mismanagement of these resources. As a result, the agricultural system, adequate ..

Enumerate the eight goals adopted under Nationally Determined Contributions. What role can be played by households and private sector in particular in realizing these goals? Discuss.

Intended Nationally Determined Contribution provides a broader outline of the post-2020 climate actions taken by the nations. As per the INDC submitted by India key priorities are : Sustainable Lifestyles – healthy & sustainable way of living on the basis ..

The growing focus on climate change policy in India is not matched by an equivalent level of attention to environment related institutional structure. Critically examine the key features and issues around Institutional framework for Climate Change Policy in India.

Some of the issues in relation to the institutional framework on Climate Change Policy of India are: The creation of institutions has been ad hoc. Many criticize the process of institutional creation as lacking in a development-focused approach to climate ..

Make an assessment of five years of National Green Tribunal performance putting major decisions and cases in light? Also comment on the apparent conflicts between NGT's green activism and development agenda of successive governments.

National Green Tribunal is a statutory body for speedy disposal of cases related to environmental protection and conservation.Since the tribunal follows the principle of natural justice & it is not bound by Code of Civil Procedure. NGT has emerged as ..

Dams are crucial for development of India but they can become a safety hazard too. In the light of above statement, discuss the potential of Dam rehabilitation and improvement project to address the challenges pertaining to Dam safety in India.

A UN report recently highlighted that at least 50% of Dams in India will be more than 50 years old by 2040, necessitating ensuring dam safety through retro fittings, modifications, rehabilitation and improvement. Challenges pertaining to Dam safety in India: ..

To what extent, do you think the recently approved National Hydrology Project can be helpful for mitigation of drought in India? Discuss.

National hydrology project(NHP) helps in mitigating drought through following ways: 1)By giving real time ground water,level particularly at village unit can help farmers in changing their cropping pattern.Also,it boosts the efficient and equitable distribution of water so as that the ..

"The Himalayas are highly prone to landslides."Discuss the causes and suggest suitable measures of mitigation.

The Himalayan regions are highly prone to landslides, which leads to life loss, the decay of resources, and properties. The movement of a mass of rock, debris as well as deep-seated slope failures, mudflows along with the inclination of the ..

In a large and diverse country like India, authorities are regularly confronted with large-scale protests, riots; incidents of mass civil disorder and crowd disasters. While keeping in focus the NDMA guidelines on Crowd Disaster Management, discuss the various issues faced by state governments.

In Indian democracy right to protest is a fundamental aspect. While the peaceful assembly is allowed, protests sometimes take a violent turn. With increasing population of India, the instances of large masses gathering are more frequent, making crowd control difficult. ..