Organism & Population
- Definitions : Ecology, Environment, Ecological hierarchy
- Organisms & Their Environment
- Population Interaction & Growth
- Food Chain & Food Web
Ecosystem- Structure & Function
- Types of Ecosystem
- Components of Ecosystem
- Interaction of Biotic & Abiotic Components
- Decomposition
- Energy Flow
- Ecological Pyramid
- Bio-Geochemical Cycle
- Ecological Succession
Biodiversity & Conservation
- Levels of Biodiversity
- Biogeographic Zones In India
- Measurement of Biodiversity
- Significance Of Biodiversity
- Threats to biodiversity
- Conservation Of Biodiversity
- Biomes
- Protected Areas & WildLife
- Biosphere Reserves
- List of Biosphere Reserves in India
- Natural & World Heritage Sites
- Types of protected areas as per the provisions of the wild life protection act of 1972
- Wetlands
- Ramsar Wetland Sites In India
- Ecological Sensitive Zones
- Coral Reefs
- Mangroves
- Coastal Ecosystem
- Western Ghats
- State Of Forest Report- 2021
- Legislations
- IFA 1927
- WPA 1972
- Forest conservation Act, 1980
- WPA 2002
- BDA 2002
- FRA 2006
- CAMPA ACT
- Wildlife Species
- Botanical & Zoological Survey Of India
- Elephant
- Tiger Conservation
- State Butterflies
- Project Dolphin
- Cheetah in Kuno National Park
- Himalayan Serow
- Leopard
- Pangolins
- Blackbuck
- Invasive Species
- Flora & Fauna In News
- IUCN
- Species Recovery Program
- Protected Areas in News
- List of Tiger Reserves in India
Pollution
- What is Pollution
- Ozone Layer Depletion
- Impacts of Air Pollution
- Water Pollution
- E-Waste
- Biomedical Waste
- Noise Pollution
- Solid Waste Pollution
- Plastic Waste Pollution
- Acidification
- Marine Pollution
- Land Degradation
- Environment Protection Act, 1986
- Public Liability Insurance Act
- The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
Climate Change
- Introduction
- Status of Climate Change
- Impacts of Climate Change
- Green House Effect
- Concepts of climate change
- Global Warming & it’s causes
- Global Dimming
- Carbon Capture & Storage
- India and Climate Change
- India’s efforts for combating Climate Change
- Climate-smart agriculture
Environment Impact Assessment
Important Convention, Treaties & Initiatives Related To Environment & Conservation
- SDG
- Rio Earth Summit
- UNFCCC
- Paris Agreement & India’s adopted targets
- COP26: Glasgow Agreement
- COP-27-UNFCCC
- Carbon Trading & Emission Trading Under Kyoto
- Climate Finance
- REDD
- International Treaties & Cooperation About The Protection Of Ozone Layer
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
- Land Degradation Neutrality Fund
- COP-15
- Basel Convention
- Rotterdam Convention
- STOCKHOLM
- UNCBD
- CARTAGENA
- Kunming-Montreal Agreement
- Conservation of Migratory Species
- International Treaty On Plant Genetic Resources
- Antarctic Treaty
- Marine Protected Area (MPA)
- CITES
- UNEP
- IPCC
- BBNJ
- WMO
- TEEB
- WWF
Water Management
- Water Stress In India
- Ground Water Contamination
- Inter-linking Of Rivers
- Multipurpose Dams
- Draft National Water Policy
- Jal Shakti Abhiyaan: Catch The Rain
- Jal Jeevan Mission
- Watershed Development
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