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GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Environment and Conservation Source: PIB Context: On the occasion of Global Tiger Day (July 29), a detailed report on the All-India Tiger Estimation 2022 was released. Highlights of the report: According to the Wildlife Institute of India’s (WII) 5th quadrennial tiger census, India’s tiger population increased to 3,682 in 2022. …
Source: BS Context: National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) formed a Cheetah Project Steering Committee. About NTCA: It is a statutory body established in 2005 under the MoEF&CC under the enabling provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. It was constituted following a recommendation of the Tiger Task Force, constituted by the PM of India …
GS Paper 3: Syllabus: Environment and conservation related issues. Context: India will release cheetahs from South Africa and Namibia into the wild at Kuno Palpur in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh, possibly by the end of this year. To begin with, there will be 12 cheetahs from South Africa and eight from Namibia. More …
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GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Environment and conservation related issues. Context: The cheetah, which became extinct in India after Independence, is all set to return with the Union Government launching an action plan. Under the ‘Action Plan for Introduction of Cheetah in India’, 50 of these big cats will be introduced in the next …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Environment and conservation related issues. Cheetah reintroduction project Context: The Government is preparing to translocate the first batch of eight from South Africa and Namibia to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh soon after the situation linked to the current third wave of Covid-19 becomes normal, and total 50 in …
