KURMA app

IN NEWS:

• Recently a number of conservation agencies launched a citizen science initiative, a mobile-based application called KURMA, aimed at turtle conservation.

About the App:

• The application was developed by the Indian Turtle Conservation Action Network (ITCAN) in collaboration with the Turtle Survival Alliance-India and Wildlife Conservation Society-India.
• It serves as a digital database, with a built-in digital field guide covering 29 species of freshwater turtles and tortoises of India, and information on turtle identification, distribution, vernacular names, and threat.
• It also provides the location of the nearest rescue centre for turtles across the country.
• The KURMA App is free to download.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Kurma app, recently in news, is for the purpose of helping:

(a)Pharmaceutical research coordination

(b)Turtle conservation

(c)Inland marine navigation

(d)Digital education

Answer to prelims question