CGPCS Prelims and Mains Notes, CGPCS Test Series
Chhattisgarh NGT stays operation of 31 projects taken up by Chhattisgarh on Mahanadi In a major relief to Odisha, the National Green Tribunal(NGT) on Wednesday ordered stay on operation of 31 projects undertaken by Chhattisgarh governmenton Mahanadi river. The NGT’s Kolkata bench has clearly ordered that Chhattisgarh government cannot commission the 31 projects, despite having environmental clearancesfor … Read more
In-situ conservation means maintenance of biodiversity in natural habitat whereas Ex-situ conservation emphasises the conservation of biodiversity outside natural habitat.The Indian Constitution entails the subject of forests and wildlife in the Concurrent list. The Federal Ministry acts as a guiding torch dealing with the policies and planning on wildlife conservation and Environmental Conservation, while the … Read more
Wetlands are lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic system where the water table is usually near the water surface and land is covered by shallow water. Essential as: control floods, water treatment, recharging of water sources, reduce sediments, check soil erosion, bulwark against encroachment by the sea, winter resort for birds and important … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Ethnic tourist village at chitrakote & kurdar soon The development of Ethnic Tourist Village at Chitrakote and Kurdar will soon start in Chhattisgarh, officials informed. The Central Government has put up the anticipated timeline for completion of the Tribal Tourism Circuit in Chhattisgarh to be 2019-20. The Tribal Tourism Circuit will … Read more
Space Technology- Indian space programs. Application of Satellites for different purposes Despite being a developing economy with its attendant problems, India has effectively developed space technology and has applied it successfully for its rapid development and today is offering a variety of space services globally. Indian Space Program: During the formative decade of 1960s, … Read more
The interrelations between organisms and environment on the land constitute “Terrestrial Ecology”. The most important limiting factors of the terrestrial ecosystems are moisture and temperature. TUNDRA The word tundra means a “barren land” since they are found where environmental conditions are very severe. There are two types of tundra- arctic and … Read more
Coral is actually a living animal. has a symbiotic relationship (each gives something to the other and gets something back in return) With ‘zooxanthellae’ microscopic algae which live on coral [i.e. instead of living on the sea floor, the algae lives up on the coral which is closer to the ocean surface and so … Read more
All India Services The Design of the Civil Service at Independence While designing a successor civil service, the Indian political leaders chose to retain elements of the British structure of a unified administrative system such as an open-entry system based on academic achievements, elaborate training arrangements, permanency of tenure, important posts at Union, State and … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Govt spending rs 100 cr to develop tribal tourism spots The State Government is developing tourism facilities at a cost of Rs 100 crore under Central Government’s ‘Tribal Tourism Circuit’, officials informed. The Chhattisgarh Tourism Board (CTB) had been working at a ‘themed based’ development of the project. The Central Government … Read more
Pro-Active and Responsive facilitation by Interactive, Virtuous and Environmental Singlewindow Hub was recently launched by the Prime Minister of India. It is a Single-Window Integrated Environmental Management System, launched on the occasion of World Biofuel Day. It has been designed, developed and hosted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC), with technical … Read more