(Mains Hub) Special Materials for GS Mains 2012: “Environment”

ENVIRONMENT

• Bring out the salient features of Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of
  India (BRAI) Bill.
• Comment on the recent Diclofenac drug controversy
• The Global Tiger Forum (GTF)
• Algae fuel
• What do you understand by Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)?
• Assess the contribution of Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic
  Pollutants.
• What do you understand by Dirty Dozen?
• Write about The Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC)
• Bring out the highlights of Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the
  Parties to the Stockholm Convention.
• Comment on the recent Endosulfan controversy. Bring out the uses of
  Endosulfan. What is India’s stand on Endosulfan in Stockholm Convention?
• Bring out the agencies and Acts Involved in pesticides Regulation in
  India. Agencies Involved in pesticides regulation
• Bring out the highlights of The Pesticide Management Bill, 2008
• Bring out the powers and responsibilities attached to The National Green
  Tribunal. What are reasons behind the setting up of this tribunal?
• GFATM
• Anthrax
• Bring out the responsibilities attached to The National AIDS Control
  Organisation (NACO). Bring out the status of HIV prevalence in India. Bring
  out the geographical area wise HIV prevalence.
• Rabies
• Carbon tax
• The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
• Assess out the outcome of Nagoya Biodiversity Summit
• Bring out the salient features of the Wetlands (Conservation and
  Management) Rules, 2010
• The Ramsar Convention
• National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture
• Write about 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference held in
  Cancun. What do you understand by the Ambo declaration? Assess the outcome
  of 2010 United Nations Climate ChangeConference held in Cancun.
• Nairobi International Convention on Removal of Wrecks
• The Codex Alimentarius
• Green diesel
• Electronic waste
• International Year of Forests (2011)
• Cartagena Protocol
• Green bonus
• Bring out the key points of the Copenhagen Accord. Assess the success
  Copenhagen climate conference COP15.
• Write about UN-REDO Programme and REDD + program
• CITES
• The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Carbon credit
• What do you understand by GM foods? Elaborate the method of creation of
  GM crops. Bring out the chronology of Bt cotton.
• Write about the Asian Brown Cloud
• Write about Sunderbans Ecosystem Forum
• Write about Carbon Footprint and Carbon trust