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The Hindu News Analysis – 9th July 2022 – Shankar IAS Academy
S. Page Number*
News Articles
No. C B D H T

1 A plan that is much more than just planting trees (Editorial) 10 8 6 8 6

2 IMD warns of widespread rainfall till Tuesday 9 7 5 7 4

3 Beating the heat (Editorial) 10 8 6 8 6

4 World Bank rates State project ‘satisfactory’ - - - - 3

5 Prelims Practice Questions

@ end of the video
6 Mains Practice Questions
*C – Chennai; B – Bengaluru; D – Delhi; H – Hyderabad; T – Thiruvananthapuram
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Pg: 10 – Chennai Edition;

Pg: 8 - B, H;
Pg: 6 – D, T

Part A—Preliminary Examination Afforestation

Paper I - (200 marks) • Growing trees in an area with no tree cover before.
• General issues on Environmental ecology,
• Deforestation cutting down trees.
Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do
not require subject specialization. • Afforestation not so simple.
• Current events of national and international
• Afforestation not tone stop solution.
importance.
Part B—Main Examination To address all land degradation and environmental

PAPER-III problems.

General Studies‐ II: Governance,

Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and
International relations
• Conservation, environmental pollution and
degradation, environmental impact
assessment.
• Disaster and disaster management.
Source - https://scroll.in/
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Forest landscape restoration

• Focus - tree plantation, regaining ecological functionality

and improving human welfare.

• Takes people’s short term and long term needs.

• Involving local community.

• Planting Diverse trees.

Importance of forest

• Regulate carbon cycle.

• Mitigate climate change.

2.6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide

sequestered.

33% of carbon dioxide released by burning

of fossil fuels are sequestered by forests.

• Important for forest dwelling community.

• Enhance soil fertility.

• Increase water retention.

• Food security.

• Diversification of nutrition.
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Government efforts. International efforts

• CAMPA. • UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-

2030).
• National Afforestation Programme.
• Bonn Challenge 2011.
• National Mission for a Green India (Green
India Mission). • Great Green Wall project.

• Nagar Van scheme.

• Forest Fire Prevention and Management

Scheme.

• Green Skill Development Programme.

Hurdles with Forest landscape restoration

Way Forward
• Identification of areas for restoration.
• Societal needs to be factored in.
• Research and scientific strategies neglected.
• Consultation with stakeholders.
• Inadequate financing.

• Conflict of interest among stakeholders.

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Practice Question – Mains

GS – III
Q. The Total Forest and Tree cover is 24.62% of the geographical area of the country according
to India State of Forest Report 2021. Although this is an improvement over the previous
years, India failed to achieve 33% forest cover that was envisioned in Indian Forest Policy
1988. In this context write about the importance of forest. The steps taken by our
government io increase forest cover in India. The issues in the government initiates. Also
suggest ways to overcome the issue.
(250 words, 15 marks)

Pg: 9 – Chennai Edition; Pg: 5 – Delhi Edition

Pg: 7 - B, H; Pg: 4 – Thiruvananthapuram Edition
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India Meteorological Department Functions of IMD

(IMD): • Makes meteorological observations.

• Established in 1875 • Warns against severe weather conditions - tropical

• Hq - New Delhi. cyclones, norwesters, dust storms, heavy rains and snow,
cold and heat waves.
• Headed by Director General of
Meteorology. • Promotes research in meteorology.

• 6 Regional Meteorological Centres.

Mumbai, Chennai, New Delhi,

Calcutta, Nagpur and Guwahati.

• Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)

IMD and agriculture:

• Agricultural Meteorology 1932.

IMD and aviation

To provide direct services to country’s
farming community. • Provides Aviation meteorological services.

To minimize adverse weather impacts. • Provides through 18 Aerodrome Meteorological

• Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa. Offices (AMO) & 54 Aeronautical

Meteorological Stations (AMS).
IMD in collaboration with State
Agricultural Universities and ICAR. • Based on IMD’s commitment IMD.

Issues crop and location-specific weather- To the International Civil Aviation

based agricultural advisories. Organisation (ICAO).

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Practice Question – Prelims

Q. Consider the following statements regarding
the color coded advisory provided by IMD.
1. Green states that no action needs to be
taken by the authorities. Green signifies
“No warning”
2. Yellow stand for alert. During Yellow code
authorities are expected to “Be
prepared”.
3. Red alert stands for warning. It alerts the
authorities to “Take action”.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) All of the above

Pg: 10 – Chennai Edition;

Pg: 8 - B, H;
Pg: 6 – D, T
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Part A—Preliminary Examination

Paper I - (200 marks)
Current events of national and international importance.
General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject
specialization.
Part B—Main Examination
PAPER-IV
General Studies‐ III: Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster
Management
• Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.

Heat wave

• Period of abnormally high temperatures

• Fatal to human body when exposed

• Cause physiological stress resulting in death.

• A heat wave is declared when

Maximum temperature of a station

reaches at least 40°C or more for plains

Maximum temperature of a station

reaches at least 37°C or more for coastal
stations and

Maximum temperature reaches at least

30°C or more for hilly regions.
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Based on departure from normal temperatures Heat Waves in India

• Heat wave - Departure from normal • Increasing trend

temperature is 4.5°C to 6.4°C • Summer of 2022 second-hottest summer since

• Severe Heat wave - Departure from normal 2016.

temperature is greater than 6.4°C • March warmest and April fourth-warmest in

Based on actual maximum temperature in plains 122 years.

• Heat wave - Actual maximum temperature is • April mercury touched 50°C - Delhi and UP.
greater than or equal to 45°C. • Killed thousands of people and Cattles.
• Severe Heat waves - Actual maximum
temperature is greater than or equal to
47°C.

• Plains of northwest India, Central, East & north Peninsular India during March to June.

• Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar

Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West
Bengal, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh,
Rajasthan, Gujarat, parts of
Maharashtra & Karnataka, Andhra
Pradesh and Telangana.

• Sometimes - Tamilnadu & Kerala

also.
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Way Forward: • Collaboration of government with non government

and civil society.
• Early Warning System & Inter-Agency
Coordination Improve bus stands, building temporary shelters,
improved water delivery systems in public areas.
• Capacity building or training
programme. • Traditional adaptation practices - staying
indoors and wearing comfortable clothes
For health care professionals at local
level. • Popularize simple design features - shaded
windows, underground water storage tanks and
Reduce mortality and morbidity.
insulating housing materials
• Focus on public Awareness and
• Heat Action Plans (HAP)
community outreach.
• Financial incentives - Budget outlays for effective
Thro’ messages to protect against
cooling plans.
extreme heat wave.
• Adaptation and Mitigation.

Practice Question – Mains

GS – III
Q. Explain the Heat waves and its
impacts. Suggest some measures to
mitigate it.
(150 words, 10 marks)
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Pg: 3 – Thiruvananthapuram Edition

World Bank:
Implementation Completion and Results
• An international development organization.
Report (ICR)
• Role
• An integral part of the World Bank's drive.
Reduce poverty by lending money to poor
• To increase development effectiveness.
member countries.
• Done through
Improve economies and standard of living
of their people. A continuous process of self-evaluation,

Lesson learning and application,

Sharing of knowledge, and

Being accountable for results.

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The ICR system is intended to:

a) Provide a complete and systematic account of the performance and results of each operation.
Results for individual operations in a country should provide in aggregate a key measure of
whether or not higher-order CAS objectives are being effectively served by a lending
program;
b) Capture and disseminate experience from operation design and implementation to
Improve the selection of future interventions to achieve CAS goals;
Improve the design and implementation of future interventions through lessons learned;
and
Help ensure greater development impact and sustainability of operations;
c) Provide accountability and transparency at the level of individual operations with respect to
the activities of the Bank, borrower, and involved stakeholders;
d) Provide a vehicle for realistic self-evaluation of performance by the Bank and borrowers;
and
e) Contribute to databases for aggregation, analysis, and reporting, especially by the
Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), on the effectiveness of lending operations in
contributing to development strategies at the sector, country, and global levels.

• Audiences for ICRs Types of ICRs

Internal - Board members, Bank managers • A Core ICR.

and staff
To satisfy accountability needs and provide
External - governments and their agencies, lessons from completed operations.
stakeholders and beneficiaries in partner
• An Intensive Learning ICR (ILI).
countries.
Provides more extensive analysis and lesson
General public.
learning.

Based on the findings of a stakeholder

workshop and/or a beneficiary survey.
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Practice Question – Prelims

Q. Consider the following statements with
respect to Implementation Completion
and Results Report (ICR):
1. It is released by the World Bank
(WB).
2. Satisfactory in rating scale means
there were minor shortcomings.
Which of the statements given above
is/are incorrect.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Practice Question – Prelims

Q. Consider the following statements with
respect to Implementation Completion
and Results Report (ICR):
1. It is released by the World Bank Practice Question – Prelims
(WB). ANSWER
2. Satisfactory in rating scale means
there were minor shortcomings. Option D - Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the statements given above
is/are incorrect.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ranking Scale:

a) Highly Satisfactory - There were no shortcomings in the operation’s achievement of its

objectives, in its efficiency, or in its relevance.

b) Satisfactory - There were minor shortcomings in the operation’s achievement of its

objectives, in its efficiency, or in its relevance.

c) Moderately Satisfactory - There were moderate shortcomings in the operation’s achievement

of its objectives, in its efficiency, or in its relevance.

d) Moderately Unsatisfactory - There were significant shortcomings in the operation’s

achievement of its objectives, in its efficiency, or in its relevance.

e) Unsatisfactory - There were major shortcomings in the operation’s achievement of its

objectives, in its efficiency, or in its relevance.

f) Highly Unsatisfactory - There were severe shortcomings in the operation’s achievement of

its objectives, in its efficiency, or in its relevance.
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Quiz Question – Prelims

Q. Consider the following statements regarding
the color coded advisory provided by IMD.
1. Green states that no action needs to be
taken by the authorities. Green signifies
“No warning”
2. Yellow stand for alert. During Yellow code
authorities are expected to “Be
prepared”.
3. Red alert stands for warning. It alerts the
authorities to “Take action”.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) All of the above

Practice Question – Mains

GS – III
Q. Explain the Heat waves and its impacts. Suggest some measures to mitigate it.
(150 words, 10 marks)

Practice Question – Mains

GS – III
Q. The Total Forest and Tree cover is 24.62% of the geographical area of the country according
to India State of Forest Report 2021. Although this is an improvement over the previous
years, India failed to achieve 33% forest cover that was envisioned in Indian Forest Policy
1988. In this context write about the importance of forest. The steps taken by our
government io increase forest cover in India. The issues in the government initiates. Also
suggest to ways to overcome the issue.
(250 words, 15 marks)