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General Studies III · Subtopic

Environmental degradation

Official syllabus

Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.

UPSC CSE 2026 notification

What this covers

Environmental degradation is a decline in the condition or functioning of land, water, air or ecosystems.

Key ideas

  • Land and soil
  • Water bodies
  • Habitat change
  • Cumulative pressures
  • Recovery and resilience

Official wording is from UPSC's Civil Services Examination 2026 notification, the current baseline for CSE 2027 preparation. Always check the latest notification at upsc.gov.in. Scopes and key ideas are CSE One's study map and are being expanded.

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