CSR's IAS - Official UPSC/PSC Preparation Channel

Q.1556) Consider the following statements with reference to Early Vedic Age. 1. There is no clear evidence of foreign trade and sea trade. 2. The word 'Samudra' used in Rig Veda s generally believed to denote a collection of water.

Q.1555) Consider the following statements with reference to Vedic age. 1. Warfare forms an important feature of the Vedic Corpus. 2. The Rigveda mentions a river of Kashmir named 'Marudvridha'. 3. The Rig Veda text mentions a western Himalayan peak 'Mujavant', from where the Aryans obtained 'Soma' plant.

Beautiful Explanation of Current Issues. The dimensions covered will be immensely helpful for concept building in Mains Answer Writing. Do Subscribe to this Channel.

✅Topics / Initiatives mentioned in Economic Survey related to Sustainable Development and Climate change 👉 Climate Change Action Program (CCAP) 👉 National Carbonaceous Aerosols Programme 👉 National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC) 👉 National Action plan for Climate Change (NAPCC) 👉 Namami Gange Mission 👉 National Clean Air Program (NCAP) 👉 National Hydrogen Mission 👉 PM Kusum 👉 Offshore Wind Energy policy 👉 Cop 26 UNFCCC 👉 "SUSREG" Framework - by WWF 👉 LeadIT Group 👉 Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS) 👉 International Solar Alliance (ISA) 👉 Coaliton for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) 👉 Lifestyle for Environment (LIFE) 👉 Sustainable Finance Group (SFS) by RBI 👉 ISFR 2021 👉 Gross Polluting Industries (GPIs) 👉 Niti Aayog's SDG Index 👉 Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2022

Note :- LTEO is mentioned in Economic Survey

Q.1554) Consider the following statements with refresh to Climate Finance and Green Finance. 1. "Climate finance" provides funds for addressing climate change adaptation and mitigation. 2. Climate finance has a broader scope than Green finance. 3. Recently, the RBI set up a new unit - "Sustainable Finance Group" within its Dept of Regulation to effectively counter the climate change related financial risks.

Q.1553) Consider the following about Gross Polluting Industries (GPI). 1. GPIs are Industries that discharge more than 1,00,000 litres of wastewater into rivers. 2. In India, both surface water and ground water are under stress primarily because of GPIs.

Q.1552) Consider the following. 1. National Emission Inventory 2. Extending Source apportionment studies to all non& attainment cities 3. Indoor Air Pollution Monitoring & Management

Topic :- "Gross Polluting Industries". 👆 (This term is mentioned number is times in Economic Survey).

Grossly polluting industries more than doubled in 8 years: SOE in Figures https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/pollution/amp/grossly-polluting-industries-more-than-doubled-in-8-years-soe-in-figures-64962

✅ The Sustainable Financial Regulations and Central Bank Activities ("SUSREG") Framework Source :- # Economic Survey # WWF website. 👉 It is a framework of World Wildlife Fund for nature (WWF) as a part of the WWF's "Greening Financial Regulation Initiative" 👉 It will support the Central Banks, financial regulators and supervisors in enhancing the financial sector's stability resilience to climate related and broader environmental and social issues. 👉 This framework will be used to assess the extent to which climate related & social issues are being integrated in key aspects of financial regulations & monetary policy in 40 countries, covering most members and observers of the BCBS (Basel Committee on Banking Supervision). 👉 In October 2021, RBI has also been featured in the first Annual Report on Sustainable Financial Regulations and Central Bank Activities published by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature.

✅ Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS) Source : Economic Survey Chapter : Sustainable Development & Climate Change 👉 In November 2021, the Hon'ble Prime Ministers of India, UK, Australia, Fiji, Jamaica & Mauritius launched the IRIS. 👉 This is a dedicated initiative for Small Island Development States (SIDS) that provides quality technical and financial services to make SIDS infrastructure resilient to climate change and disaster events. 👉 India has pledged USD 10 million for the IRIS initiative.