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Mrunal [Current] April-Week3-P2: Geography, Enviornment: El Nino 2014, its impact on Indian Monsoon, Agriculture & Economy, Biodiversity Manag
Prologue
Current Affairs from April Week3 (16th to 22nd). Total three parts
1. History, Polity, Economy: Coming soon
2. Geography, Environment, Biodiversity (Youre here)
3. International Relations (IR)/ Diplomacy. Done click me
before reading further, practice following questions:
UPSC General Studies (Mains) Answer following in 200 words each.
1. (GS1) What is El Nino? How does it affect India and World?
2. (GS1) Explain in brief, the impact of La Nina on Indian monsoon
3. (GS3) Discuss the structure and functions of Biodiversity Management
Committees under Biodiversity Act 2002? Evaluate their success in India.
Interview
1. The fear about El Nino on Indian Economy is overhyped. Do you agree?
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increases length of day. (La Nina creates opposite). How? Because El Nino
changes the wind pattern, hence Earth needs change speed to conserve its
angular momentum of Earth-Atmospheric system.
What is El Nino?
Warming of Pacific Ocean
Near Western coast of Peru and Ecuador.
Occurs @every 3-4 years; [In theory, it should occur @every 12 years].
Its impact usually lasts for 9-12-18-24 months.
It weakens the trade winds and changes in Southern Oscillation, thereby affects
the rainfall pattern across the world.
Low SO
smaller pressure
difference
La Nina
Strong trade winds
good monsoon
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strong WPP
strong trade winds
weak WPP
weak trade winds
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Mock question
Q1. What is El Nino? How does it affect India and World? (200 words)
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1. Bengal
Florican
2. Great
Critically
Endangered
Critically
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Indian
Bustard
3. Sociable
Lapwing
4. Jerdons
Courser
5. Forest
Owlet
Endangered
critically
endangered
critically
endangered
Critically
Endangered
6. SpoonCritically
billed
Endangered
Sandpiper
7. Siberian
Crane
Critically
Endangered
Critically
Endangered
8. Whitebellied
Heron
9. Redheaded
Critically
Endangered
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Vulture
10. Christmas
Critically
Island
Endangered
Frigate
11. Lesser
Florican
Endangered
Endangered
Endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
12. Egyptian
Vulture
13. Greater
Adjutant
(stork)
14. Masked
Finfoot
(duck)
15. Wood
Snipe
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Mrunal [Current] April-Week3-P2: Geography, Enviornment: El Nino 2014, its impact on Indian Monsoon, Agriculture & Economy, Biodiversity Manag
Functions:
1. Preserve and promote local biodiversity- breeds of birds, animals and plants.
2. Prepare Peoples Biodiversity Register (PBR)- an Electronic database with
inputs from locals.
3. Maintain data medicinal plants/resources used by local Vaidhya (traditional
healer).
4. Advice State & National Biodiversity Boards on matters related to local
biodiversity.
5. Under Nagoya Protocol of Convention on Biodiversity (CBD), they can collect
fees for granting access to Biodiversity register to researchers and commercial
companies.
Why limited success:
1. The legal/IPR status of PBR register is in grey area, leading to frivolous
litigations.
2. For example, In Madhya Pradesh, Chindwara BMC filed a case against Coal
India, demanding profit sharing on the premise that coal is a biological resource.
3. In some states, Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI) have refused to form BMCs
fearing erosion of their authority over minor forest produce.
4. State Forest departments, Forest traders & mining lobby dont cooperate with
BMC for the similar reason.
5. UNDP and UNEP have allotted separate funding for BMCs but money not
utilized given the administrative red-tapes in India.
Given these limited finance, decision making powers and non-cooperation from
others, the BMCs are reduced to mere data gathering bodies; and have failed to
catalyze Sustainable development in Rural India. (Except a few Cinderella stories and
glorified case studies Yojana and Kurukshetra)
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