Mains > Environment & Ecology > Species extinction & protection > India biodiversity
IN NEWS: Recently, Standing Committee on Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change in its report suggested that the Environment Ministry must constitute an advisory body of experts to tackle growing insta...
Preliminary > Environment and Ecology > Biodiversity > India biodiversity
Why in news? The State of the World’s Birds, an annual review of environmental resources published on May 5, 2022. The report says 13.5% of 10,994 recognised extant species are currently threatened with ext...
Preliminary > Environment and Ecology > Protected Area Networks > India biodiversity
Why in news? The Gujarat forest department has developed Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based photo-identification software, specially designed to distinguish patterns/marks to identify Asiatic lions individually. ...
Preliminary > Environment and Ecology > National environmental initiatives > India biodiversity
Why in news? The Biological Diversity Amendment Bill 2021, introduced in the Lok Sabha exempts Ayush practitioners from the ambit of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, and facilitates access to biological resource...
Preliminary > Environment and Ecology > Degradation & Deforestation > India biodiversity
Why in news? The Centre moved a draft Cabinet note that sought to update the Forest Conservation Act. It proposes to exempt certain categories of infrastructure project developers from approaching the Centre for pe...
Preliminary > Environment and Ecology > Species extinction & protection > India biodiversity
Why in news? Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change released guidelines for enumeration of Dolphins in Ganges river. About Ganges river dolphin: The Ganges river dolphin was officially disco...
Preliminary > Environment and Ecology > Species extinction & protection > India biodiversity
Why in news? All India Elephant and Tiger population estimation exercise to be done in convergence for the first time in 2022 All India Tiger Census: The All India Tiger Census is conducted once in four ...
Preliminary > Environment and Ecology > Miscellaneous > India biodiversity
About the Act It is an act to provide for conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components and fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the use of biological resources, knowl...
Preliminary > Environment and Ecology > Protected Area Networks > India biodiversity
Why in news? Maharashtra government has declared an area at Amboli in Western ghats in Sindhudurg district as a biodiversity heritage site. About Biodiversity heritage sites: “Biodiversity Heritage...
Preliminary > Environment and Ecology > National environmental initiatives > India biodiversity
IN NEWS: The Haryana Forest Department has started aerial seeding across the state on a pilot basis, starting in the Aravalli region of the state. What is aerial seeding? Aerial seeding is a technique of...
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