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INTERNATIONAL 26th BASIC Ministerial meeting of Environment Ministers in Durban The 26th BASIC Ministerial Meeting of Environment Ministers was held in Durban, South Africa for co-operation to protect the climate for present and future generations. The BASIC grouping is a bloc of four countries – Brazil, South Africa, India and China – … Read more 23.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND Deen Dayal Upadhayay Vigyan Gram Sankul Pariyojana The Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Dr. Harshvardhan launched “Pt Deen Dayal Upadhayay Vigyan Gram Sankul Pariyojana” which will experiment and endeavour to formulate and implement appropriate S&T Interventions for Sustainable development through cluster approach in Uttarakhand. … Read more 25.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND Celebrating biodiversity: uttarakhand’s festivals related to flora and fauna Uttarakhand is known for its rich and vast biodiversity. It has mountains, rivers, forests, lakes, valleys, a vast variety of animals and flowers, birds and butterflies. Its natural splendour has been inspiring poets and spiritual seekers down the ages. Recently, the three-day … Read more 07.06.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
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
Climate Change It is the long term change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods of time Though it has been happening naturally for millions of years, in recent years it has accelerated due to anthropogenic causes and has been causing global warming. UNFCCC defines climate change as – “a change of climate … Read more Climate Change
Environmental influences are important both at the prenatal and postnatal stages of human development. At the prenatal stage, when a fetus is in the mother’s womb, internal or external harmful agents, such as certain legal or illegal drugs, alcohol, lead and pollutants can harm the unborn baby’s development. The mother’s nutrition, diseases and emotional stress … Read more Development and environment
Wildlife means all the flora and fauna, which are not domesticated by humans. It includes animals, birds,plants,insects and microorganisms. With large regional variations in physiographic,climate,and edaphic types, indian forests offer a large variety of wild life in india.India bosts of more than 90,000species of animals which is about 6.5% of the world’s total species.Indian fauna … Read more Wildlife of India
East West division of Himalayas Kashmir Himalayas Kumaon Himalayas Nepal Himalayas Sikkim Himalaya Assam Himalayas ( Punjab Himalayas ) < [ satlaj – kali] < [ Kali – Kosi] < [ Kosi – Teesta] < [ Teesta- Dihang] [ Indus – sutlaj] (Brahmaputra) Classification of Himalayas on the basis of Geographic Location Punjab … Read more East West division of Himalayas
UTTARAKHAND Centre launches six-year secure Himalaya project The Centre launched a six-year project to ensure conservation of locally and globally significant biodiversity, land and forest resources in the high Himalayan ecosystem spread over four states in India. Protection of snow leopard and other endangered species and their habitats is one of the … Read more 03.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Administration system in Uttarakhand Being one of the youngest Legislative Assembly in India, it has a Unicameral structure. The total strength of the assembly is 71. The assembly is held at the Vidhan Sabha Bhawan in Dehradun, which is the provisional capital of the state. Like any other state of India, the Governor remains the Head … Read more Administration system in Uttarakhand