Cheetahs To Be Released Into the wild At Kuno Context: The Union Environment Ministry announced on Monday that three female and two male cheetahs will be released from acclimatisation camps to “free-roaming conditions at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh before the start […]
Coastal Species Living On Plastic Debris Context: Plastic waste abounds in our cities, rivers, and forests, from the highest peaks to the depths of abyssal tunnels. According to a new study conducted by researchers from Canada, the Netherlands, and the United States, coastal lifeforms have […]
On Democratizing Tiger Conservation Context: The Wild Life (Protection) Act (WLPA), adopted 50 years ago by then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to halt the catastrophic fall of wildlife across the country, has been credited with much of the success of wildlife conservation in India. The tiger […]
India’s Tiger Population Tops 3,000, Shows Census Context: The tiger population numbers were made public by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mysuru on Sunday, at an event to mark the International Big Cat Alliance conference and the 50th anniversary of Project Tiger. Points to Ponder: […]
INDIA CAN BECOME A BIODIVERSITY CHAMPION: #GS3 #Biodiversity Introduction: The whole of our biological resources, or biodiversity, is essential for global survival. The importance of our planet’s biodiversity was made abundantly obvious at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (CBD) in Montreal, Canada. The 3030 pledge, […]