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Ecology Basics (Environment & Ecology).

Syllabus: UPSC Pre GS1: Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity & Climate Change; Mains GS3

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MoSPI releases Strategy for Environmental-Economic Accounts 2026-2030

MoSPI released the Strategy for Environmental-Economic Accounts in India 2026-2030 on 7 October 2026. It extends the 2022-26 strategy to cover forests, minerals, soil, land, water, carbon stock, biodiversity and more, using the UN's System of Environmental-Economic Accounting. The idea is to show how the economy uses and depletes nature.

UPSC angle: Prelims: SEEA, UNSC. · Mains GS-III: environment and growth.

7 Oct 2026