āĻāϏā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāϰāĻā§āĻāύ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋ (āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻāĻā§āĻāϏā§āϤāϰā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻā§āώā§āĻ ā§)-āĻāϰ āϏā§āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ āĻā§?

GS āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻŽāϏā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻĒāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϏā§āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻļ āĻŽāĻžāϧāĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻāϏā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāϰāĻā§āĻāύ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āĻŽāĻžāϧāĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋ […]
What are recommendations of Kasturirangan Committee (High-Level Working Group on Western Ghats)?

Important for GS Prelims: Environment Background Objective Key Recommendations Difference from Madhav Gadgil Committee Madhav Gadgil Committee Kasturirangan Committee Recommended […]
āĻŽāĻžāϧāĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋ (āĻāϝāĻŧā§āϏā§āĻāĻžāϰā§āύ āĻāĻžāĻāϏ āĻāĻā§āϞāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āϏāĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϞ – WGEEP)-āĻāϰ āϏā§āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§ āĻā§?

GS āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻŽāϏā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ âĸ āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻŽ: āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻā§āϞāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āϏāĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϞ (Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel […]
What are recommendations of Madhav Gadgil Committee (Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel – WGEEP)?

Important for GS Prelims: Environment About the Committee Key Recommendations Why Was It Opposed? Conclusion: The Madhav Gadgil Committee laid […]
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ-āϏāĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāύāĻļā§āϞ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž (ESA) āĻā§?

GS āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻŽāϏā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻŽā§āϞ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāώāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻ āύā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒ âĸ āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻā§āϝāĻŋāĻ […]
What is an Eco-Sensitive Area (ESA)?

Important for GS Prelims: Environment About Objectives Key Features Major Prohibited Activities Activities Generally Regulated Activities Generally Permitted Commercial mining […]
āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻĄā§āϰ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϰāϤ ā§Ž,ā§§ā§Šā§Š GWh āϏā§āϰāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āϏā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻā§

āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻ āύāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŽāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻ (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy – MNRE) āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻāϏāĻĻā§ āĻāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϞâāĻā§āύ āϤā§āϰā§āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āϏā§āϰāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ […]
India Curtails 8,133 GWh of Solar Power to Maintain Grid Security

Context The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy recently informed Parliament about significant solar power curtailment during the April-June quarter. […]
āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻā§-āϏā§āύāϏāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž (ESA) āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϏāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻĒā§āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ

āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻļā§āώ āĻāϏāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§? āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏāĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāύāĻļā§āϞ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž (ESA)-āĻāϰ āĻ āύā§āϤāϰā§āĻā§āĻā§āϤ āϰāĻžāĻā§āϝāϏāĻŽā§āĻš āϰāĻžāĻā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ ESA āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž (āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ) āĻā§āĻāϰāĻžāĻ […]