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Action Plan for Introduction of Cheetah in India
On January 5, 2022, the Union government launched an action plan for introducing Cheetah in India. Key Facts The ‘Action Plan for Introduction of Cheetah in India’ was released by environment ministry in the 19th meeting of National Tiger Conservation Authority. Under the action plan, 50 cheetahs will be introduced in India, in the next ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Action Plan for Introduction of Cheetah in India • African Cheetah • Cheetah reintroduction in India • Cheetah Reintroduction Project • Indian Cheetah • Kuno Palpur National Park • National Tiger Conservation Authority • UPSC
Kuno National Park to get 13 cheetahs next year
The Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh is set to get 13 cheetahs in 2022. Key Points The Kuno National Park was originally developed as the second home for Asiatic lions in India, apart from Gir National Park. However, that project did not take off. But now the park is expecting to get 13 African ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: African Cheetah • IUCN Status • Kuno National Park • Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary
Cheetah to be re-introduced in India
World’s fastest land animal, Cheetah is expected to be reintroduced in India. Cheetah will be introduced at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh in November 2021. Why it is being reintroduced? India had spotted its last Cheetah in Chhattisgarh in 1947. After the death of last Cheetah, it was declared extinct in 1952. Supreme Court ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: African Cheetah • African savannas • chambal region • Cheetah reintroduction in India • Cheetah Reintroduction Project • Kuno National Park • Saharan Cheetah
Supreme Court: African Cheetah permitted to be introduced in India
On January 28, 2020, Supreme Court ruled that African Cheetah shall be permitted to be introduced in India. The cat is being introduced on experimental basis. Highlights The Apex Court had put the move on hold 10 years back. It was proposed by the then Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh. The proposal was to introduce foreign ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: African Cheetah • Conservation • Ecosystem • Environmental protection • IUCN • Supreme court
Scientists sequence Asiatic lion’s Genome for the first time
The scientists from Council of Scientific & Industrial Research’s (CSIR)-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad, for the first time sequenced the entire genome of Asiatic lion. Key Highlights of Study The population of Asiatic lion, an endangered species is very low. At present only 523 animals are found in the Gir forests in ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: African Cheetah • Asiatic lions • CCMB • Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology • CITES • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species • Council of Scientific & Industrial Research • CSIR • Genome Sequencing • Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary • Gujarat • Indian Lion • IUCN Red List Status • Panthera Leo Persica • Royal Bengal tiger • Wildlife Protection Act 1972