Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972 Current Affairs, GK & News
National Dolphin Research Centre to come up in Patna
Much-awaited National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) will soon come up in Patna. Process to set up the research centre has started. Key facts Opening up of the research centre will be a big step towards conservation of endangered Gangetic River dolphin. To set up the research centre, NDRC is coming up on 4,400 square metre ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Gangetic Dolphins • IUCN • National Dolphin Research Centre • National Ganga Council (NGC) • Project Dolphin • Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972
Project Dolphin
Dolphins are aquatic mammals; belonging to Order Cetacea. Cetus means a whale or a huge fish. There are around 90 living species in Cetacea divided into two groups. First group comprises toothed animals such as dolphins, killer whales; porpoise; sperm whale; beaked whale, narwhal. The second group comprises the whales which have filter feeder system. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Conservation and restoration • Gangetic Dolphins • Namami Gange Project • national aquatic animal • Project Dolphin • Project Tiger • Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972
February 15: World Pangolin Day; GoI radio tagged Pangolins first time to learn their Ecology
Every year the third Saturday of February month is celebrated as World Pangolin Day. The ninth World Pangolin Day is being celebrated on February 15, 2020. The numbers of Pangolin is rapidly declining in Asia and Africa. This is mainly because Pangolin scales are rich in medicinal properties. Recently, China had found that Pangolin scales ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: China • CITES • Corona virus • IUCN • Medicine • Pangolin • Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972
SC forms Panel to frame Emergency Plan to prevent extinction of Indian birds
Taking serious note of alarming extinction of two Indian birds namely Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican, the Supreme Court of India has constituted a High Powered Committee to urgently frame and implement an Emergency Response Plan for protection of these species, considering the approaching monsoon and breeding season. Both the birds are protected under ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: bombay natural history society • Emergency Response Plan • Great Indian bustard • kharmore • Lesser Florican • Species Extinction • Supreme Court of India • Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972
Emergency plan for protection of Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican
The Supreme Court has constituted a high powered committee to urgently frame and to implement an emergency response plan for the protection of two Indian birds Great Indian Bustard and the Lesser Florican. IUCN Status Great Indian Bustard: Critically Endangered Lesser Florican: Endangered Threat to their Existence The petition before the Supreme Court has contended ..
Topics: Lesser Florican • Supreme court • Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972