QUESTION 6
GS2
10 marks
“Policy contradictions among various competing sectors and stakeholders have resulted in inadequate ‘protection and prevention of degradation’ to environment.” Comment with relevant illustrations.
WRITE IN
7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Comment, with illustrations, on how conflicting sectoral policies weaken environmental protection.
CommentGive your own view on the statement and back it with facts and examples.
Demand-wise check
- 1Contradictions: mining and industry vs forests; energy (coal) vs climate goals; agriculture subsidies (free power) vs groundwater; urban expansion vs wetlands; tourism vs ecology≈30 words
- 2Illustrations: Hasdeo Arand coal mining, Great Nicobar project, Char Dham road, Western Ghats ESZ delays≈30 words
- 3Institutional gaps: weak EIA, regulator capture≈30 words
- 4Way forward: strategic environmental assessment, cross-ministry coordination≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
ThesisContradictions with examplesInstitutional causesMeasuresConclusion
Where marks usually go
- General environment answer
- No case like Hasdeo Arand mining, Char Dham road or Great Nicobar project
Draw this
- Matrix: sector policy vs environmental goal
Value addition
- ExampleHasdeo Arand (Chhattisgarh) forest mining approvals despite its earlier 'no-go' status and Gram Sabha objections.MoEFCC / media
- ReportGadgil Committee (2011) recommended 64% of the Western Ghats as ecologically sensitive; Kasturirangan (2013) reduced it to 37%.MoEFCC
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- Aditya Srivastava · AIR 1 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 38 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 15 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 11 ↗Same syllabus reference
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