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India lost 329 tigers in 3 years: Govt Data
Union Minister of State for Environment Ashwini Kumar Choubey presented data on tigers in Lok Sabha recently. According to him, 329 tigers got lost in India in past 3 years. Poaching and other natural or unnatural causes were responsible for the loss. Highlights of the Ministry’s data on Tigers: In 2019, India had lost 96 ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Elephant deaths in India in 2022 • Elephant Deaths on Railway Tracks • Elephants Deaths • Poaching • Tiger Deaths in India in 2022
MoCA Suggestions on Use of Drones
The Ministry of Civil Aviation recently made certain suggestions on using drones. The suggestions were made from surveillance to disaster management. Also, the ministry suggested the Home Ministry to deploy UAVs for crime control, aerial vehicles for surveillance, disaster management, VVIP security and situational analysis. Different suggestions were made to different ministries. The suggestions made ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Drone Rules • Drones • Forest • Poaching • pollution assessment • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
Ramesh Pandey selected for UNEP’s Asia Environmental Enforcement Award
Ramesh Pandey, the 1996-batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer, has been selected for the prestigious UNEP’s Asia Environmental Enforcement Award for his excellent work in combating transboundary environmental crime. He will receive the award on November 13 at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC) in Bangkok. Pandey is posted as Chief Conservator Forests (CCF) in ..
Topics: Cities in Asia • Environmental crime • Geography of India • Government of India • Indian Forest Service • Lucknow • Poaching
Preventing the death of wildlife from Electrocution
The standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) headed by the Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar has made the following recommendations to prevent the death of elephants and other wildlife from electrocution: Developing a nationwide strategy for long-term planning of electricity grid networks. Burying transmission lines underground. Setting up reinforced ..
Topics: Climate change in India • Crime • Environmental conservation • Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change • Natural environment • Poaching • Wildlife conservation • Wildlife smuggling
Uttarakhand government to form a Special Tiger Force (STF) for Corbett Tiger Reserve
The Uttarakhand government has decided to form a Special Tiger Force (STF) for Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR). The force will have 85 posts & will help serve as the much needed second layer of protection for the big cat at the CTR. The STPF will be effective in checking illegal human intrusion into the reserve ..
Topics: Endangered species • Environmental conservation • Felids • Jim Corbett National Park • Nainital district • National symbols of India • Poaching • Project Tiger • Tiger • Tiger reserves of India • Tigers in India • Uttarakhand
South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN)
In April, 2016, the Union Cabinet had approved adopting and becoming a member of the Statute of the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN), a regional inter-governmental body in combating wildlife crime in the region and beyond. By becoming member of SAWEN, India will strengthen its ties with the member countries for controlling the trans-boundary ..
Topics: ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network • Bhutan • Environmental conservation • Environmental crime • Freeland Foundation • Natural environment • Nature • Poaching • traffic • Wildlife smuggling