Indian Forest Service (IFS), MP | Presently: DFO S Panna | Past: DFO Rewa, DFO Burhanpur, DFO Sendhwa, SDO Maihar | BTech @IITDelhi 09-13 | Home: Rajasthan
May 17 • 25 tweets • 10 min read
~25 most important Environment-related Current Affairs for #UPSCPrelims2025
Check the thread 🧵
Disclaimers: 1. It's based just upon my humble personal opinion & understanding of #UPSC 2. Their order in random, & not according to any priority or category
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Green Credit Programme (GCP)
* Rules Notified in Oct 2023 by MoEF&CC Gol under EPA 1986
* allows individuals & organizations to voluntarily earn tradable green credits by activities like 🌱planting, 💧conservation, waste management, pollution📉
* Implemented by ICFRE
Feb 4, 2024 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Infrequent watering is amongst the primary reasons for slow growth or mortality of plants.
Irrigation decision needs monitoring soil-moisture on a regular basis. But, it's tedious, particularly in remote plantations.
To resolve the issue, Rewa Forest Dept has installed...
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"IoT Sensor-based Smart Monitoring system for Plantations"
On pilot basis, it has been installed at 2 social-forestry sites in Rewa Forest Division:
It's a thread for those who couldn't clear #Prelims even after ≥2nd GOOD attempt.
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"लगातार कोशिश करते रहो, सफलता जरूर मिलेगी"
Such lines sound good in Motivational videos, but may be disastrous for the life of many #UPSC aspirants.
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I know a lot of "erstwhile" aspirants who invested their entire youth (20s & early 30s) in #UPSC preparation, but were left empty-handed after exhausting their age/attempts. Thus, destroying their potentials.
So, realising when to quit this exam is extremely critical.
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May 13, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
"Human-Wildlife Conflict" refers to negative interaction between humans & wild animals, leading to adverse impacts: crop loss, livestock kill, property damage, human injury/death on one hand, & retaliation against wildlife on the other hand.
Img Credit: Current Conservation
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Human-Wildlife Conflicts (HWC) are becoming more frequent, serious and widespread due to expansion of human populations, development aspirations, climate change and Habitat loss & fragmentation.
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In past few months, I tried to share #UPSCPrelims Tricks/Tips with aspirants. Initially, I had planned to cover last 5-6 yrs' >100Qs where we can get answer with Logic. But due to work load, I couldn't get time for it.
2021 is mostly coverd. Sharing the remaining Qs of 2020 now.
43. Logical Tricks for #UPSCPrelims 🧠
From Economy section, sometimes Questions ask about some trend over a period of time.
If time period is large (like 10yr), the statement claiming "steadily/consistently increased or decreased" has high probability of being ❌.
* Start from latest (2021), move back
* 1 paper/day
* 3hr alarm; can give 15-20 min extra for initial 3-4 papers
* Give avg 2-3 minutes/Q; Max 3-4 minutes/Q (use Stopwatch)
* Check Ans from Official Key
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For Questions you couldn't answer (within 3-4 min) or answered wrong: Check the Solution (from Solved Papers), Understand it, Memorize its methodology.
Repeat this process for every paper (2021-2011).
May 11, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Tips to manage #UPSCPrelims Exam Stress/Anxiety 😟😥😫
(Based on popular demand in last few days)
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Remember that some level of stress is experienced by almost every serious UPSC aspirant. It may sometimes impact efficiency. A few aspirants may even break down.
It's NORMAL.
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Undoubtedly, Civil Services are good. But, they not that great which most coaching institutes or some persons portray.
Their ➕ are over-glorified, ➖ are rarely told.
There are many other avenues which can offer what u want in life.
Flagging off the Buses carrying Village Forest Committee Members from Sendhwa Division, to attend event in Bhopal (वन समितियों का सम्मेलन)
Live from 2:30pm
Mar 17, 2022 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
Important facts from #KashmirFiles for #UPSC & also otherwise, which most of us didn't know.