UPSC Mains General Studies Paper 3 (GS3)

This is the #6 guest post by Dr. Anoob Razak, on Environment : Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change. Check our environment archives for previous presentations by him, related to this topic. This e-book is presented in the form of slideshow. This presentation covers International efforts in … [Read more...] about Environment Presentation #6: Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change Mitigation: International Efforts

This is the #5 guest post by Dr. Anoob Razak, on Environment : Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change. Check our environment archives for previous presentations by him, related to this topic. This e-book is presented in the form of slideshow. This presentation covers Indian government's efforts … [Read more...] about Environment Presentation #5: Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change Mitigation: Indian Efforts

This is the #4 guest post by Dr. Anoob Razak, on Environment : Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change. Check our environment archives for previous presentations by him, related to this topic. The present slideshow/e-book discusses the climate change basics. Hope you all are aware of the fact … [Read more...] about Environment Presentation #4: Climate Change: Basics

This is the #3 guest post by Dr. Anoob Razak, on Environment : Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change. Check our environment archives for previous presentations by him, related to this topic. The present slideshow/e-book discusses various biodiversity schemes by Government of India. Go through the … [Read more...] about Environment Presentation #3: Biodiversity Protection Schemes by Government of India

This is the #2 guest post by Dr. Anoob Razak, on Environment : Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change. This presentation first introduces the location of different biosphere reserves in India and then explains with photos and maps, the different species conserved in different biosphere reserves of … [Read more...] about Environment Presentation #2: Species Conservation in Different Biosphere Reserves of India

This is the #1 guest post by Dr. Anoob Razak, on Environment : Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change. ClearIAS.com is thankful to him for such a huge effort and willingness to share with the readers of this website, his compilations for FREE. We are hosting his compilations in the form of 6 … [Read more...] about Environment Presentation #1: Biodiversity Basics

India, a megadiverse country, has taken multiple steps to protect and preserve its rich biodiversity. These initiatives focus on the conservation of ecosystems, species, and genetic diversity, while also addressing environmental challenges such as habitat loss, poaching, and human-wildlife conflict. … [Read more...] about Biodiversity Protection: Steps Taken By Indian Government

Among the classification of threatened species, the category Critically Endangered corresponds to the greatest risk. In India, there are 70+ critically endangered animals and 60+ critically endangered plants. 300+ animals fall under the category of endangered while 140+ plants fall under the … [Read more...] about Critically Endangered Animal Species of India

Biodiversity is fundamental to addressing some of the world’s greatest challenges such as climate change, sustainable development and food security. India is known for its rich biological diversity. The country has already documented over 91,000 species of animals and 46,000 species of plants in its … [Read more...] about Biodiversity of India

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organisation. Founded in 1948, today IUCN the largest professional global conservation network. IUCN has more than 1,200 member organizations including 200+ government and 900+ … [Read more...] about IUCN Classification : Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable