Environmental Security

 Environmental security The protection of Environment is needed for Sustainable Development. The Industrial pollution, degradation of forests, depletion of ozone layer, the Green House Gases results in Global Warming and Climate which will have an adverse impact on environment and human Health. There is a need for conservation of Cyclones. Forest Conservation The … Read more

Environmental Problems Related To Infrastructure Developmen1

 Environmental problems related to INFRASTRUCTURE-development/”>Infrastructure Development Infrastructure is essential for increasing economic progress and reducing POVERTY. The choices made in the type and scale of infrastructure Investment also have major implications for environmental sustainability. Land New infrastructure typically involves land use change and the selection of the site and its proximity to human … Read more

Environmental Concerns Of Tourism Industry

 Environmental concerns of tourism Industry, both positive and negative effects including Climate change with reference to Himachal Pradesh Environmental concerns of tourism  All too often, the Environment is the ultimate victim of development and expansion. Growth pressures have seen Dharamshala’s boundaries encroach on previously untouched land as the local Population and tourist demands … Read more

Depletion Of Natural Resources

 Depletion of Natural Resources– Metals, Minerals — Conservation Policy All the materials and energy essential for the survival and welfare of living beings including humans-are provided by nature. They are called Natural Resources. A thing becomes resource only when it is used by humans to perform a function. Man lives in nature and … Read more

Biodiversity

 Biodiversity-Defination, types, importance, hotspots, threats and conservation The term biodiversity was coined as a contraction of biological diversity by E.O. Wilson in 1985. Biodiversity may be defined as the variety and variability of living organisms and the ecological complexes in which they exist. In other words, biodiversity is the occurrence of different types … Read more

Energy Security

 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

Ecology And Ecosystem

 ECOLOGY and Ecosystem Ecology The scientific study of the processes influencing the distribution and abundance of organisms, the interactions among organisms, and the interactions between organisms and the transformation and flux of energy and matter. Ecosystem Ecosystem, the complex of living organisms, their physical Environment, and all their interrelationships in a particular unit … Read more

DPPQ- Environmental Acts

Question:The Environment (Protection) Act, was enacted in the year >>>1927 >>>1986 >>>1972 >>>1981 >>>option2 Question:The Forest (Conservation) Act, was enacted in the year >>>1980 >>>1927 >>>1986 >>>1972 >>>option1 Question:The Wildlife Protection Act, was enacted in the year >>>1927 >>>1972 >>>1986 >>>1981 >>>option2 Question:Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, was enacted in the year >>>1974 … Read more

The Environment ( Protection) act 1986

The Environment Protection Act is an important legislation that provides for coordination of activities of the various regulatory agencies, creation of authorities with adequate powers for environmental protection, regulation of the discharge of environmental pollutants, handling of hazardous substances, etc. The Act provided an opportunity to extend legal protection to non-forest habitats (‘Ecologically Sensitive Areas’) … Read more

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