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Natural hazards and other related aspects of Goa The natural disasters directly impact economies, agriculture, food security, water, sanitation, the environment and health each year. Therefore it is one of the single largest concerns for most of the developing nations. Different natural hazards because varying levels of physical damage to infrastructure and agriculture with implications … Read more Natural hazards and other related aspects of Goa
: The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (also known as the Stockholm Conference) was an international conference convened under United Nations auspices held in Stockholm, Sweden from June 5-16, 1972. It was the UN’s first major conference on international environmental issues, and marked a turning point in the development of international environmental politics. … Read more DMPQ: Write a note on Stockholm conference.(ENVT)
Solis of Goa “Earth needs to be nurtured with mother’s care because Earth gives everything for sustaining life” The main types of soils found in the State of Goa are Coastal Alluvial soil, mixed red and black soil, laterite soil and red sandy soil, which are sub-divided into 32 soil series. Type of Solis of … Read more Solis of Goa for Goa PSC
Wetlands are lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic system where the water table is usually near the water surface and land is covered by shallow water. Essential as: control floods, water treatment, recharging of water sources, reduce sediments, check soil erosion, bulwark against encroachment by the sea, winter resort for birds and important … Read more Wetland Conservation Programme
India State of Forest Report 2019 has been prepared by Forest Survey of India (FSI). It is a biannual report. The report is prepared after mapping of forests and trees through satellite. Key highlights of the report are as follows: the forest area has increased by 3976 kilometers and the area of trees by 1212 … Read more DMPQ- Recently Forest report was released by forest survey of India. Highlight the major findings.
Single-use plastics, often also referred to as disposable plastics, are commonly used for plastic packaging7 and include items intended to be used only once before they are thrown away or recycled. These include, among other items, grocery bags, food packaging, bottles, straws, containers, cups and cutlery. Figure 1.1 introduces the main polymers used to manufacture … Read more DMPQ- Recently there was ban on the use of single use plastics. What is single use plastics.
Waste is everybody’s responsibility. A waste reduction strategy can be incorporated by each of us whether at home or at work by following the4 Rs principle. This will not only reduce the amount of solid waste going to landfill, but turn waste into a resource & also save our fast depleting natural resources. Reduce:At home … Read more DMPQ- What is 4 Rs principle for Waste reduction?
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 ECOLOGY
Eutrophication is a syndrome of ecosystem, response to the addition of artificial or natural substances such as nitrates and phosphates through fertilizer, sewage, etc that fertilize the aquatic ecosystem. The growth of green algae which we see in the lake surface layer is the physical identification of an Eutrophication. Some algae and blue-green bacteria … Read more EUTROPHICATION AND HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS
Flagship species: A flagship species is a species selected to act as an ambassador, icon or symbol for a defined habitat, issue, campaign or environmental cause. By focusing on, and achieving conservation of that species, the status of many other species which share its habitat – or are vulnerable to the same threats – … Read more DMPQ-What do you understand by the term flagship species and indicator species.