MPSC ATP · Study notes
Environment and ecology notes for MPSC ATP
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13.1 Pollution and control 10
- 13.1.1Air pollution: pollutants, sources and health effects
- 13.1.2Air quality management: NAAQS, AQI and the National Clean Air Programme
- 13.1.3Smog, stubble burning, vehicular emissions and BS norms
- 13.1.4Acid rain and indoor air pollution
- 13.1.5Water pollution: sources, BOD, COD and eutrophication
- 13.1.6Groundwater contamination: arsenic, fluoride, nitrate and uranium
- 13.1.7River conservation: Namami Gange and the National River Conservation Plan
- 13.1.8Soil pollution, pesticides and biomagnification
- 13.1.9Noise pollution: standards and the Noise Rules 2000
- 13.1.10Marine, thermal and radioactive pollution: oil spills, dead zones and microplastics
13.2 Solid and hazardous waste management 7
- 13.2.1Solid waste: types, collection and treatment by composting, incineration and landfill
- 13.2.2Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016
- 13.2.3Plastic pollution and the Plastic Waste Management Rules: single-use plastic ban
- 13.2.4E-waste: hazards and the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022
- 13.2.5Biomedical, hazardous, battery and construction and demolition waste rules
- 13.2.6Wastewater: sewage treatment, faecal sludge and reuse
- 13.2.7Circular economy and extended producer responsibility
13.3 Climate change science 6
- 13.3.1Greenhouse effect and greenhouse gases: sources and global warming potential
- 13.3.2Global warming: evidence and IPCC assessment findings
- 13.3.3Impacts of climate change on India: monsoon, glaciers, coasts and agriculture
- 13.3.4Ozone layer depletion: ozone hole and ozone-depleting substances
- 13.3.5Mitigation: carbon sequestration, carbon markets and India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme
- 13.3.6Adaptation, black carbon and geoengineering
13.4 India's climate policy 2
13.5 Environment laws and institutions 11
- 13.5.1Constitution and the courts: Articles 48A, 51A(g), 21 and landmark judgments
- 13.5.2Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972 and its 2022 amendment
- 13.5.3Forest (Conservation) Act 1980, its 2023 amendment and CAMPA
- 13.5.4Forest Rights Act 2006
- 13.5.5Environment (Protection) Act 1986
- 13.5.6Water Act 1974 and Air Act 1981
- 13.5.7Biological Diversity Act 2002 and its 2023 amendment
- 13.5.8Environmental Impact Assessment: EIA Notification 2006 and the clearance process
- 13.5.9Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 2019
- 13.5.10National Green Tribunal
- 13.5.11Environmental institutions: MoEFCC, CPCB, SPCBs, NBWL, WCCB and AWBI
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