Environment National Framework

Initiatives to Tackle Plastic: Indian Initiatives: Elimination of Single Use Plastic: In 2019, the Prime Minister of India pledged to eliminate all […]

Project Dolphin The Project will be on the lines of Project Tiger, which has helped increase the tiger population. So

India’s Domestic Legal Framework for Wildlife Conservation: Constitutional Provisions for Wildlife: By the 42nd Amendment Act 1976 of the Constitution “Forests” was added

Wildlife Sanctuary: It is the place that is reserved exclusively for wildlife use, which includes animals, reptiles, insects, birds, etc. wild animals,

National Clean Air Program: It was launched by the MoEFCC in January 2019. It is the first-ever effort in the country to

What is Compensatory Afforestation? Compensatory Afforestation (CA) is defined as the process of afforestation, and associated regeneration activities, done to compensate

The NBWL has been constituted under the Wildlife Protection Act,1972 It is a statutory body. NBWL advises the government on

About Sharks: Sharks come under a subclass of fish species called elasmobranchii. The species in this subclass have skeletons made from cartilage

As per the Biological Diversity Act 2002, BMCs are created for “promoting conservation, sustainable use and documentation of biological diversity” by local bodies across the

Tiger Reserves are protected areas that aim at conserving the habitat to ensure a viable population of the tigers along with