Notes and Study material for Exams
Mission Sagar: India’s Outreach in the Indian Ocean Region Introduction The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) holds immense strategic and economic significance for India. As a maritime nation with a long coastline and vital trade routes traversing the IOR, India has a vested interest in ensuring the region’s stability, security, and prosperity. In recent years, India … Read more
India China Relations: Ladakh Conflict For more than 100 days, tensions have been high between India and China along their disputed Himalayan border. This tension has been most acute in eastern Ladakh, where, in mid-June, 20 Indian soldiers and an unspecified number of Chinese soldiers were killed in the Galwan Valley, the first fatalities along … Read more
Energy security Energy security can be defined as “the uninterrupted availability of energy sources at an affordable price”. Energy security has many dimensions: long-term energy security mainly deals with timely investments to supply energy in line with economic developments and sustainable environmental needs. Short-term energy security focuses on the ability of the energy … Read more
Lighting A Billion Lives: Illuminating the Path to Sustainable Development Introduction The world is facing a multitude of challenges, from climate change and poverty to inequality and access to basic services. One of the most fundamental needs for human development is access to reliable and affordable energy. In the absence of electricity, billions of people … Read more
Natural Resources are useful raw materials that we get from the Earth. They occur naturally, which means that humans cannot make Natural Resources. Instead, we use and modify natural resources in ways that are beneficial to us. The materials used in human-made objects are natural resources. Coal reserves : India has the fifth largest coal reserves in … Read more
Biopesticides Plants, growing in the wild or in cultivation, face numerous threats from insects, bacteria, viruses, and Fungi, as well as from other plants. Biopesticides are inert substances or living organisms that can help protect plants from such threats. Chemical pesticides can offer similar protection but, by contrast, are neither alive nor made by living … Read more
Energy crisis The energy crisis is the concern that the world’s demands on the limited natural Resources that are used to power industrial Society are diminishing as the demand rises. These Natural Resources are in limited supply. While they do occur naturally, it can take hundreds of thousands of years to replenish the … Read more
Renewable energy is energy that comes from natural sources or processes that are constantly replenished. Renewable energy sources include sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat. Renewable energy is becoming increasingly important as the world looks for ways to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources that are finite and … Read more
Empowering the Future: A Deep Dive into the Environment Education, Awareness & Training (EEAT) Scheme The Earth, our shared home, faces unprecedented environmental challenges. From climate change to biodiversity loss, the consequences of human activities are becoming increasingly evident. To address these issues effectively, a fundamental shift in human behavior is required, one that is … Read more
What is a pumped storage hydro power plant? A pumped storage hydro power plant is a type of hydroelectric power plant that uses two reservoirs at different elevations to store water. During periods of low demand for electricity, water is pumped from the lower reservoir to the upper reservoir. When electricity demand is high, the … Read more