General Studies Paper I · Subtopic
India's megadiversity and biodiversity hotspots
Official syllabus
General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require subject specialization.
Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
UPSC CSE 2026 notification
What this covers
This page is the existing evidence-linked Biodiversity pilot section for India's megadiversity and biodiversity hotspots.
Key ideas
- megadiverse
- hotspot
- western ghats
- himalaya
- indo-burma
- sundaland