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India's Water Stress and Hydropower

For Prelims: Hydropower Generation, Water Stress, Credit Rating Agencies, GDP, World Bank, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, Jal Shakti...

27 Jun 2024 Conservation of Resources

SWM Cess on Waste Generators

For Prelims: Solid Waste Management Cess, Solid Waste Management, Landfills, Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 For Mains: Issues related to Solid...

20 Jun 2024 Conservation of Resources

Water Management: From Scarcity to Sustainability

This editorial is based on “Drying up: What Urban India needs to fix its water problem” which was published in The Indian Express on...

11 Jun 2024 Conservation of Resources

World Bank Report on Global Water Crisis

For Prelims: World Water Forum, Swachh Bharat Mission, Jal Jeevan Mission, Jal Kranti Abhiyan, World Bank, Atal Bhujal Yojana For Mains: Issues of...

24 May 2024 Conservation of Resources

Issue of Solid Waste Management

For Prelims: Solid Waste Management, Landfills, Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 For Mains: Issues related to Solid Waste Management Source:...

20 May 2024 Conservation of Resources

Water Crisis in South India

For Prelims: Water Crisis in South India, El Niño, Monsoon, NITI Aayog, MGNREGA for water conservation, Jal Kranti Abhiyan. For Mains:...

06 Apr 2024 Conservation of Resources

World Water Day, 2024

This editorial is based on “Water, an instrument to build world peace” which was published in The Hindu on 22/03/2024. The article...

22 Mar 2024 Conservation of Resources

Challenges of Handling Nuclear Waste

For Prelims: Prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR), Uranium and plutonium, Nuclear waste, Spent fuel, Liquid waste treatment facilities,...

19 Mar 2024 Conservation of Resources

Gupteswar Forest as Biodiversity Heritage Site

For Prelims: Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS), ‘Biological Diversity Act, 2002 For Mains: Biodiversity-Heritage Site (BHS), Environmental...

20 Feb 2024 Conservation of Resources

Amrit Dharohar Capacity Building Scheme

Source: TH Why in News? The Central government is spearheading a significant transformation in the realm of wetland tourism with the 'Amrit...

25 Jan 2024 Conservation of Resources

Electronic Soil

For Prelims: Electronic Soil, Hydroponics, Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO). For Mains: Electronic Soil, e-technology in the aid of...

30 Dec 2023 Conservation of Resources

Illegal Sand Mining

For Prelims: Sand mining, Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation Act, 1957, Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act,...

26 Dec 2023 Conservation of Resources

Collection of Farm Fire Data in India

For Prelims: Consortium for Research on Agroecosystem Monitoring and Modeling from Space, Suomi NPP satellite, Moderate Resolution Imaging...

28 Nov 2023 Conservation of Resources

Bio-Decomposer to Address Stubble Burning

For Prelims: Bio-Decomposer to Address Stubble Burning, Stubble Burning, Air Pollution, Southwest Monsoon, Indian Council of Agricultural Research...

17 Oct 2023 Conservation of Resources

Addressing Water Scarcity

This editorial is based on the Article India is staring at water poverty which was published in The Hindu Business Line on 07/09/2023. It talks...

09 Sep 2023 Conservation of Resources

Compendium of Best Practices in Water Management – 3.0

For Prelims: Neeru-Chettu Program, Sujalam Sufalam Jal Abhiyan (Gujarat), Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan, Sponge City Initiative, Sustainable Urban Water...

08 Sep 2023 Conservation of Resources

Marine Sand Extraction

For Prelims: Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines 2016, Marine Sand Watch For Mains: Environmental and socio-economic impacts of marine...

07 Sep 2023 Conservation of Resources

Quick-Fix Water Management

For Prelims: Amrit Sarovar Mission, Atal Bhujal Yojana, Quick-fix Water Solutions For Mains: Water Scarcity and related Steps taken, Water...

25 Jul 2023 Conservation of Resources

India Energy Security Scenarios 2047 V3.0

Source: PIB Why in News? NITI Aayog unveiled the latest version of the India Energy Security Scenarios (IESS) 2047 V3.0, an open-source tool...

25 Jul 2023 Conservation of Resources

Steel Slag Road Technology

For Prelims: Steel Slag Road technology, Steel Slag, Waste to Wealth mission For Mains: Steel Slag Road technology its significance in Waste to...

22 Jul 2023 Conservation of Resources