Notes and Study material for Exams
Concept Definition Carbon Sequestration Carbon sequestration is the process of removing carbon from the Atmosphere and storing it in a fixed molecule in Soil, Oceans or Plants. Carbon Sink An organism or landscape that stores carbon is called a carbon sink. Carbon source An organism or landscape that emits carbon is called a carbon source. Climate change adaptation … Read more
Dairy and Animal Husbandry with special reference to Rajasthan What is Animal Husbandry Animal Husbandry is a branch of agriculture, which comprises of controlled cultivation, management, up keeping and production of domestic animals (like cattles, horses, sheeps etc.) which includes improvement in the qualities considered desirable by humans by means of breeding, genetics, behavior and … Read more
The Impact of Climate Change: A Global Crisis Unfolding Climate change, a defining issue of our time, is no longer a distant threat but a tangible reality impacting every corner of the globe. Driven by human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels, this phenomenon is causing a cascade of environmental and societal disruptions, threatening … Read more
The atmospheric disturbances which involve a closed circulation about a low pressure centre, anticlockwise in the northern Atmosphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere are called Evaporation and Condensation: dew, frost, fog, mist and cloud, rainfall types Evaporation Evaporation is the process of which water changes from its liquid state to gaseous form. This … Read more
Flood and Drought Occurrence Drought Drought is a complex, slow-onset phenomenon of ecological challenge that affects people more than any other natural hazards by causing serious economic, social and environmental losses in both developing and developed countries. The period of unusual dryness (i.e. drought) is a normal feature of the Climate and weather system in … Read more
INFRASTRUCTURE Limited facilities for grading, sorting & packaging Inappropriate transport facilities for erishables Poor Mandi infrastructure Lack of net work of rural/ local markets Lac of perishable cargo centre Fluctuations in area & prod. due to frequent drought conditions, Its need of the hour to bring stability through Rain Water Harvesting based fruit plantations having … Read more
Flood and Drought Occurrence Drought Drought is a complex, slow-onset phenomenon of ecological challenge that affects people more than any other natural hazards by causing serious economic, social and environmental losses in both developing and developed countries. The period of unusual dryness (i.e. drought) is a normal feature of the Climate and weather system in … Read more
El Nino El Niño is the name given to the occasional development of warm ocean surface waters along the coast of Ecuador and Peru. When this warming occurs the usual upwelling of cold, nutrient rich deep ocean water is significantly reduced. El Niño normally occurs around Christmas and usually lasts for a few weeks to a few months. Sometimes … Read more
The Greenhouse Effect The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon that insulates the Earth . Incoming solar radiations are absorbed and reemitted back from the Earth’s surface as infrared energy, greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the Atmosphere prevent some of this heat from escaping into space, instead reflecting the energy back to further warm the surface. Human … Read more
According to FAO Food Security is “a situation in which all people at all times have access to adequate quantities of safe and nutritious food to lead a healthy and active life”. This definition requires three basic conditions to be met: 1) adequacy, i.e. supplies from domestic production, stocks and imports are sufficient to meet the … Read more