General Studies 3

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 →

Project Tiger Objectives To ensure the maintenance of a viable population of tigers in India for scientific, economic, aesthetic, cultural and ecological values. To preserve, for all times, areas of biological importance as a national heritage for the benefit, education … Continue reading →

Biodiversity Hotspots Biodiversity hotspots are geographical areas that exhibit a notable abundance of diverse species, including numerous species that are unique to that specific location and a substantial number of species that are at risk of extinction.  The notion of … Continue reading →

Definition: Ramsar Sites are wetlands identified under the Ramsar Convention due to their significant ecological, botanical, zoological, limnological, or hydrological importance. Purpose: The main objective is to ensure the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local and national … Continue reading →

Biosphere: The biosphere is the part of the Earth where life can exist, including the living organisms and the non living factors that support them. Definition: A biosphere reserve is an area recognized by UNESCO for its unique ecological significance … Continue reading →

Wildlife Sanctuary Sanctuary is an area that is of adequate ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphological, natural, or zoological significance.  The Sanctuary is declared for the purpose of protecting, propagating, or developing wildlife or its environment. Wildlife sanctuaries of India are classified … Continue reading →

Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) A statutory advisory body established under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. It advises the government on animal welfare laws, promotes animal welfare, and oversees Animal Welfare Organizations (AWOs). AWBI is concerned … Continue reading →