GS-3 · 2) PDS (objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping, issues of buffer stocks & food security)

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Environmental impact assessment studies are increasingly undertaken before a project is cleared by the government. Discuss the environmental impacts of coal-fired thermal plants located at pitheads.

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Paper:
GS-3
Section:
2) PDS (objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping, issues of buffer stocks & food security)
Year:
2014
Marks:
12.5

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