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4. Hazard can be natural but disasters are anthropogenic. Comment. Introduction: Hazard is associated with the processes that have the potential to inflict social, economic or environmental losses. It can be natural or anthropogenic. Body: Natural hazard are earthquake, tsunami, droughts, floods, landslides, wildfires, thunderstorms etc. Anthropogenic hazards are dealing . . . Read more
3. How is lightning caused? Last year more than 100 people died in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh due to lightning making it a big disaster. What preventive measures can be taken to for lightning? Introduction: Last year Andhra Pradesh recorded approximately 36000 lightning strikes over a period of 13 hours. . . . Read more
2. India has started its ambitious River interlinking project. What can be the ecological impacts of river interlinking? Introduction Interlinking involves the process of diverting surplus river water through a network of canals to relatively drier areas either within a state or among two or more states. In India, there . . . Read more
1. What is noise? What are different grades of noise pollution? What measures can be taken to control that? Introduction Noise is defined as unwanted sound. Sound which pleases the listeners is music and that which causes pain and annoyance is noise. At times what is music for some can . . . Read more
5. What are the principles, objectives and strategies of environmental impact assessment (EIA)? पर्यावरणीय प्रभाव मूल्यांकन (ईआईए) के सिद्धांत, उद्देश्य और रणनीति क्या हैं? Introduction Environmental assessment is the assessment of the environmental consequences of a plan, policy, program, or actual projects prior to the decision to move forward with . . . Read more
4. What measures both preventive and mitigative can be taken to address the ecological hazard of droughts? Suggest. सूखे के पारिस्थितिक खतरे को दूर करने के लिए निवारक और उपशामक दोनों उपाय क्या हो सकते हैं? सुझाव दें। Introduction: Drought is a slow onset disaster, which gradually evolves over months . . . Read more
3. What is social impact assessment (SIA)? Why is it important? Discuss. सामाजिक प्रभाव मूल्यांकन (SIA) क्या है? यह महत्वपूर्ण क्यों है? चर्चा करें। Introduction Very frequently we find in newspaper headlines that somewhere people are protesting against any Industrial project or nuclear power plant or metro line construction, etc. . . . Read more
2. How severe is the problem of groundwater contamination in India? What are its most causative factors? भारत में भूजल संदूषण की समस्या कितनी गंभीर है? इसके सबसे महत्वपूर्ण कारक कौन से हैं? Introduction: Ground water contamination is the presence of certain pollutants in ground water that are in excess . . . Read more
1. What is photochemical smog? How does it affect northern regions in the country? What measures have been taken to address this problem? फोटोकैमिकल स्मॉग क्या है? यह देश के उत्तरी क्षेत्रों को कैसे प्रभावित करता है? इस समस्या के समाधान के लिए क्या उपाय किए गए हैं? Introduction . . . Read more
5. Examine the factors leading to increasing number of droughts and floods in India. Is there a way to address the erratic weather pattern? Discuss. भारत में सूखे और बाढ़ की संख्या में वृद्धि के कारण कारकों की जांच करें। क्या अनियमित मौसम पैटर्न को संबोधित करने का कोई तरीका . . . Read more