Daily Practice Sheet 30 March 2022

Daily Practice Sheet

30 March 2022

Daily Prelims Topics

• Trips Waiver
• Disruption of essential services in nationwide strike
• WTO-EU Norms
• Import policy
• Sri Lanka Economic Crisis
• Shadow Banking
• Limits To Growth
• LATAM Nations
• Ethanol Blending

Daily Facts

Climate Change and agriculture:

As per India’s third Biennial Update Report, in 2016, agriculture and livestock emitted 407,821 Gg of CO2e, around 14% of total emissions. Out of this, 61.3% is linked to livestock. The figures for Land use (LULUCF) are net sink of 307,820 Gg CO2e, representing 15% removal from total emissions, primarily from forest and cropland. 

Apart from livestock, the major constituents of agriculture GHG emissions are rice cultivation (17.5%), fertiliser application (19.1%), and field burning of agricultural residues (2.2%).

Daily Mains Mantra

GS 2: IR

1. Bay of Bengal is integral to India’s Neighbourhood first policy and Act East policy. In this context, discuss the potential of BIMSTEC. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 3 ECONOMY

1. What do you understand by post growth approach? Examine de growth in this context. [Reference: The Hindu]

GS 3 Environment

1. Discuss the impact of agriculture on climate change. [Reference: Financial Express]
2. What do you understand by decarbonisation? Discuss the strategies to decarbonise agriculture. [Reference: Financial Express]