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UTTARAKHAND Chamoli district gets vehicle with first aid motorcycle responder to help accident, landslide victims Landslides and road mishaps are frequent in Uttarakhand, especially in the Join Our Telegram Channel Subscribe on YouTube hills and it usually takes a long time to take a victim to a hospital. Keeping this in mind, Chamoli district police has … Read more 15 & 16.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Ozone (O3) is a molecule made up of three atoms of oxygen (O), and is mostly found in the strato- sphere, where it protects us from the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Although it represents only a tiny fraction of the atmosphere, ozone is crucial for life on Earth. The stratospheric ozone layer forms a … Read more Ozone depletion
Treaty Signed/Into force Major Points Aarhus Convention on Access to information for public participation in decision making and access to justice in environmental matters 1998 Aarhus is a Danish city Adopted at the fourth ministerial conference in the ‘Environment for Europe’ process Links environmental rights and human rights India – No Vienna Convention for the protection … Read more Important Environmental Treaties
ECOLOGY Ecology is defined “as a scientific study of the relationship of the living organisms with each other and with their environment.” The classical texts of the Vedic period such as the Vedas, the Samhitas, the Brahmanas and the Aranyakas-Upanishads contain many references to ecological concepts .The Indian treatise on medicine, the Caraka- Samhita … Read more Environment and Ecological Issues