Environment

What is it? E-waste refers to discarded electrical and electronic equipment, including household appliances (refrigerators, TVs, washing machines),information technology and communication equipment (computers, laptops, mobile phones), medical equipment, electronic toys. Issues Toxic Materials: E-waste contains hazardous substances like lead, mercury, … Continue reading →

Types High-Level Waste (HLW): Used nuclear fuel rods from reactors. Highly radioactive and generate heat for thousands of years. Requires secure storage and disposal solutions. Intermediate-Level Waste (ILW): Components from reactor operations, like filters and tools. Less radioactive than HLW … Continue reading →

Vulture Action Plan 2020-25 Approved by the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) for regulating the use of diclofenac and acceclofenac. Vulture Conservation Breeding Centres (VCBCs): First VCBC was set up in Pinjore, Haryana in 2001. Currently, there are nine such … Continue reading →

Initiated by MoEF in collaboration with UNDP in 1999. Implemented in 10 coastal states, with emphasis in Odisha. Aims to conserve olive ridley turtles and other  endangered marine turtles. Achievements include the use of Satellite Telemetry  to locate migratory routes … Continue reading →

In 1976, Project Crocodile was initiated with support from the UNDP and FAO. It was an extensive breeding programme with an aim to restock depleted Gharial habitats. The Gharial project involves conservation, monitoring, reintroduction and breeding in captivity. National Chambal … Continue reading →

Project Dolphin is an Indian government initiative to conserve both riverine and oceanic dolphin species launched in 2021. The project was announced on 15 August 2020 during the 74th Independence Day celebrations. It is under the Wildlife Institute of India, … Continue reading →

Launch: Launched in 2009 by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) of the Government of India. Aims: To protect and conserve India’s unique population of high-altitude wildlife, with a particular focus on the snow leopard. Snow Leopard Also called … Continue reading →

What is it?: Project One-Horned Rhino, also known as the Indian Rhino Vision 2020, was an ambitious conservation initiative launched in 2005. Goal: Increase the wild population of the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) in Assam, India, to at least … Continue reading →

Launch: 1992 Funding: Centrally-sponsored scheme Aim: To protect elephants and improve their habitat and corridors, reduce human-elephant conflict. Elephant: 33 elephant reserves have been notified (Terai ER in Utter Pradesh became India’s 33rd ER); 101 elephant corridors identified. Objectives Provide … Continue reading →

This is the first intercontinental reintroduction of a wild, large carnivore species. The project is to bring in 5-10 animals every year, over the next decade, until a self-sustaining population of cheetahs is established. The last Asiatic Cheetah in India … Continue reading →