Q. Hargila Army, which was in news recently, is related to which of the following?
Answer:
Greater Adjutant Stork
Notes:
- Indian wildlife biologist Dr Purnima Devi Barman was recently awarded the Champions of the Earth award in the Entrepreneurial Vision category, the UN's highest environmental honour.
- She is the founder of the Hargila Army (female-led conservation volunteers to protect Greater Adjutant Stork) and senior project manager of the Avifauna Research and Conservation Division, Aaranyak.
- Champions of the Earth award is awarded (since 2005) annually to outstanding leaders/organizations from government, Civil society and the Private sector.