Forwarded from VK IAS- UPSC Environment by Vikas kanukollu
#Environment
✅Gs-3 : Pollution- Reasons for winter pollution in NCR region- Role of biomass combustion
📍There are multiple dimensions to the problem of pollution that a UPSC aspirant needs to know- click here
🅾️The government's primary action was to enforce a ban and impose penalties, tracked by technology. It relied on satellite monitoring (MODIS/VIIRS) to count the number of fire incidents. This shows the state's move towards data-driven governance.As the farmer became aware of the satellite's schedule (passing only a few times a day), they adapted. The Action shifted from outright burning to strategic burning—late in the evening, low-intensity, or partial burns—to evade detection.
🅾️Government data proudly announced a sharp decline in fire counts (the metric of visible success). However, the actual total burnt area- truth of the environmental damage remained largely unchanged.
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✅Gs-3 : Pollution- Reasons for winter pollution in NCR region- Role of biomass combustion
📍There are multiple dimensions to the problem of pollution that a UPSC aspirant needs to know- click here
🅾️The government's primary action was to enforce a ban and impose penalties, tracked by technology. It relied on satellite monitoring (MODIS/VIIRS) to count the number of fire incidents. This shows the state's move towards data-driven governance.As the farmer became aware of the satellite's schedule (passing only a few times a day), they adapted. The Action shifted from outright burning to strategic burning—late in the evening, low-intensity, or partial burns—to evade detection.
🅾️Government data proudly announced a sharp decline in fire counts (the metric of visible success). However, the actual total burnt area- truth of the environmental damage remained largely unchanged.
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Forwarded from VK IAS Geography current Affairs for UPSC
✅Gs 1- Geography-Importance of Dam safety
🅾️Issue of Mullaperiyar dam- dual-impact issue of Mullaperiyar Dam's management on Tamil Nadu's environment, economy, and society, focusing on the heightened risk of inflows from Kerala (where the dam is located) and the resulting challenges, primarily concerning flood risk and water security.When Kerala is forced to release water due to heavy rainfall, Tamil Nadu's river systems (like the Vaigai) are stressed. This creates a "double whammy" of managing high inflows during a flood-prone season (northeast monsoon) while simultaneously facing water scarcity issues due to poor local storage and mismanagement of groundwater.
⚜️Also read rivers of kerala- Click here
🅾️Dams as a source of Inter state conflict- Click here
🔰Environmental Impacts
⚜️1. Flash foods- link to climate change- Click here
⚜️2.Disaster management- Management issues b/w Riparian states- Click here
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🅾️Issue of Mullaperiyar dam- dual-impact issue of Mullaperiyar Dam's management on Tamil Nadu's environment, economy, and society, focusing on the heightened risk of inflows from Kerala (where the dam is located) and the resulting challenges, primarily concerning flood risk and water security.When Kerala is forced to release water due to heavy rainfall, Tamil Nadu's river systems (like the Vaigai) are stressed. This creates a "double whammy" of managing high inflows during a flood-prone season (northeast monsoon) while simultaneously facing water scarcity issues due to poor local storage and mismanagement of groundwater.
⚜️Also read rivers of kerala- Click here
🅾️Dams as a source of Inter state conflict- Click here
🔰Environmental Impacts
⚜️1. Flash foods- link to climate change- Click here
⚜️2.Disaster management- Management issues b/w Riparian states- Click here
🔰Join : @Geohighlights- for Geography news
🎖Please Subscribe : Youtube.com/vikaskanukollu