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Amidst the countrywide peaceful protests by the Jain community, National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has taken cognisance against the Hemant Soren-led

New rules do away with Gram Sabha consent, National Commission on Scheduled Tribes had flagged last year in letter to ministry

A second batch of 12 cheetahs is likely to arrive in India from South Africa in January, sources said on Tuesday.

A memorandum of understanding for the intercontinental transfer of the spotted felines is yet to be signed, the sources said.According to the Action Plan for Reintroduction of Cheetah in India prepared by the Wildlife Institute of India, around 12-14 wild cheetahs 8-10 males and 4-6 females that are ideal for establishing a new cheetah population would be imported from South Africa, Namibia and other African countries as a founder stock for five years initially and then as required by the progra...

Discussions with South African authorities to translocate 12 cheetahs to Kuno are at an advanced stage and the animals are likely to arrive in January, a Union Environment ministry source said.According to the Action Plan for Reintroduction of Cheetah in India prepared by the Wildlife Institute of India, around 12-14 wild cheetahs 8-10 males and 4-6 females that are ideal for establishing a new cheetah population would be imported from South Africa, Namibia and other African countries as a found...

The CAG, in an audit report, has said that plastic waste management rules could not be implemented effectively due to lack of an action plan by the Union Environment Ministry."Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ...

Addressing the stocktaking plenary at the Convention on Biological Diversity COP15, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav said the successful implementation of a post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework will depend on a 'Resource Mobilization Mechanism.'

There is an urgent need to create a new and dedicated fund to help developing countries successfully implement a post-2020 global framework to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, India has said at the UN biodiversity conference in Canadas Montreal.It has also said that conservation of biodiversity must also be based on Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities CBDR as climate change also impacts nature.

There is a need to create a new and dedicated mechanism for the provision of financial resources to developing-country parties, says Bhupender Yadav

As the 196 parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity CBD finalise negotiations for a post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework GBF -- a new set of goals and targets to halt and reverse biodiversity loss -- there have been repeated calls for the inclusion of the CBDR principle in finance-related targets.Addressing the stocktaking plenary at CBD COP15, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said the successful implementation of a post-2020 GBF will depend on the ways and means we put in ...