Wildlife Act Current Affairs, GK & News
Sea Fans
In a joint operation by the forest officials of Assam and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, a huge seizure of marine life has been made in Assam. This haul includes 50kg of sea fan, a type of soft coral, among other. Corals are listed under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. Its possession ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Coral • Kamakhya • Kamakhya Temple • Schedule I • Wildlife Act • Wildlife Protection • Wildlife Protection Act
National Wildlife Week, 2020
Every year National Wildlife Week is celebrated in India between October 2nd and October 8th. It is being celebrated since 1954. The main objective of celebrating the day is to save the lives of Indian animals by taking critical steps. The week is celebrated under the following theme Theme: RoaR (Roar and Revive) – Exploring ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Biodiversity • Biodiversity hotspot • national wildlife week • United Nations Development Programme • United Nations Environment Programme • Wildlife • Wildlife Act • Wildlife conservation • Wildlife law
New Delhi is hosting Global Wildlife Programme (GWP) conference-2017
The Global Wildlife Programme (GWP) conference has started in New Delhi on October 2, 2017. India is hosting the programme jointly with World Bank (WB) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to address illegal wildlife trade across 19 Asian and African countries. In it, Environment Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan unveiled the 3rd National Wildlife Action ..
Topics: Physical objects • Poaching • Wildlife • Wildlife Act • Wildlife trade