Environment Flashcards
What is the full form of CPCB?
Central pollution control board
How many categories of large and medium industries has identified as polluting Industries by CPCB?
17 industries
Give 6 strategies sustainable development
BC MC NT
1.Use of nonconventional sources of energy
2. Use of cleaner fuels
3. Establishment of mini Hydel plants
4. Traditional knowledge and practice
5. Use of bio compost
6. Control of biopest
5 Challenges to India’s environment
BALD S
1. Land Degradation
2. Deforestation
3. Soil erosion
4. Biodiversity loss
5. Air pollution
What is sustainable development?
Sustainable development is development which will allow all future generation to have a potential average quality of life that is at least as high which is being enjoyed by the current generation
How to achieve sustainable development??
- Restrict use of renewable resources
- Substitute non renewable with renewable resources
- Technology progress should be made to become input efficient
- Pollution emission should be Limited
- The growth of human population should be controlled to a level within the carrying capacity of environment
What are the functions of environment?
- Provides resources for production
- Assimilate waste
- Sustain life
- Provide aesthetic services
Four causes of Degradation
1.Due to deforestation
2.due to overgrazing
3. due to encroachment into forest lands
4.improper crop rotation
What is absorptive capacity?
The generation of waste does not exceed the absorption of capacity of the environment
What is carrying capacity?
The exploitation of resources does not exceed the regeneration of resources
What is global warming
Global warming is the object and projected increase in average temperature of Earth’s atmosphere and ocean
