Q68 · UPSC Prelims 2023 · Set A · Environment and Ecology

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Consider the following activities :1.Spreading finely ground basalt rock on farmlands extensively2.Increasing the alkalinity of oceans by adding lime3.Capturing carbon dioxide released by various industries and pumping it into abandoned subterranean mines in the form of carbonated watersHow many of the above activities are often considered and discussed for carbon capture and sequestration?

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