Discrepancies With Great Nicobar Island Project Context: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has raised concerns about suspected irregularities in the forest clearance granted for the 72,000-crore Great Nicobar Island (GNI) Project. Points to Ponder: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has raised […]
Pittas find new haven in Odisha districts Context: The first-ever census of mangrove pitta birds was conducted in two coastal districts of Odisha, yielding 179 sightings. Mangrove pitta birds are a nearly threatened species located in a few regions of eastern India, notably Odisha’s Bhitarkanika […]
A Grave mistake in Great Nicobar #GS03 #ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES #BIO DIVERSITY Context: The union Ministry of Environmental, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has cleared the decks for a mega project at the cost of about 70000 crores at the southern tip of the Andaman and […]