Mains Question:
Q1. Every corner of the globe is experiencing ‘severe threat’ to its wild species. How will India be affected by this current biodiversity crisis? (250 words)
Approach
- Introduction- global threats faced by wild species around the world & India
- List important threatened species (Bison, Lion Tailed Macaque, Kashmir Red Stag, Nilgiri Tahr, One Horned Rhinoceros, Red Panda, Blackbuck, Snow Leopard)
- Challenges faced by the species
- Increasing temperature/climate change
- Lack of food/water (to survive)
- Human-wildlife conflict
- Increasing urbanization
- Wildlife crime
- Significance of species (Building blocks of life)
- Impact of their extinction on the entire biodiversity
- major loss of life strategies and functions
- ecological downsizing
- loss of ecological roles
- Required policy measures (also mention Government’s interventions)
- Way forward
Context:
The election of Droupadu Murmu for the Presidential post signifies a shift in the political dynamics and collective conscience of the nation.
Without social democracy, political democracy would remain hypocritical and lack the conviction required to bring about egalitarianism. – Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
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How this has changed the political dynamics?
- Shift from European values: The recent Presidential election has changed the political dynamics of the largest democracy in various ways. One of the major changes it has received is a shift from European values.
- Politics is about mass: The political DNA and strategy have changed direction since the 2014 general election results, as the political strategy changed its direction towards mass politics.
- Less elitist: The political sphere was dominated by the elitist class in the nation. The recent election has evidenced the reduction in the domination of the elitist class from the political horoscope.