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Insights Pt 2019 Exclusive (Environment) INSIGHTS PT 2019 EXCLUSIVE (ENVIRONMENT) Table of Contents GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMES / INITIATIVES ...................................................................... 6 1. Green – Ag: Transforming Indian Agriculture ....................................................................................... 6 2. National Bamboo Mission (NBM) ........................................................................................................ 6 3. National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) ................................................................................................ 8 4. Namami Gange Programme ................................................................................................................ 9 5. CRZ Regulations ................................................................................................................................ 11 6. Sustainable Catchment Forest Management (SCATFORM) ................................................................. 12 7. Methanol Blending in Petrol ............................................................................................................. 13 8. Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme ......................................................................................... 14 9. National Policy on Biofuels – 2018..................................................................................................... 14 10. ECO Niwas Samhita 2018................................................................................................................. 15 11. Indian Forest Act 1927 .................................................................................................................... 16 12. Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats .................................................................................. 17 13. Chiller Star Labelling Program ......................................................................................................... 17 14. Ganga Vriksharopan Abhiyan .......................................................................................................... 18 15. SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting) .................................................................. 19 16. Green Mahanadi Mission ................................................................................................................ 20 17. Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP) .................................................................................. 20 18. ‘Green Good Deeds’ ........................................................................................................................ 20 19. Andhra Pradesh gets new state bird, state flower ............................................................................ 21 20. Resource Efficiency Cell ................................................................................................................... 21 21. Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act ............................................................................................. 22 ORGANISATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 24 1. Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) .............................................................................................. 24 2. National Green Tribunal .................................................................................................................... 24 3. National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC) ........................................................................................ 25 4. Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) .......................................................................................................... 25 5. Botanical Survey of India (BSI) ........................................................................................................... 26 6. Birdlife International ......................................................................................................................... 26 7. The Energy Resources Institute (TERI) ............................................................................................... 27 8. Geological Survey of India (GSI) ......................................................................................................... 27 9. Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) ............................................................................. 28 10. UN Environment Management Group ............................................................................................. 28 11. Wildlife Institute of India (WII) ........................................................................................................ 28 12. Bombay Natural History Society (BHNS) .......................................................................................... 28 13. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ................................................................... 29 14. National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) ....................................................................................... 29 15. National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) ................................................................................................. 30 ANIMAL / WILDLIFE PROTECTION ........................................................................................ 31 1. International Stock Taking Conference on Tiger Conservation ........................................................... 31 2. Trishna Gas project ........................................................................................................................... 32 3. Great Indian Bustard ......................................................................................................................... 32 4. Mugger Crocodile ............................................................................................................................. 33 5. Golden Langur Conservation Breeding Programme ............................................................................ 33 www.insightsonindia.com Page 2 www.insightsias.com INSIGHTS PT 2019 EXCLUSIVE (ENVIRONMENT) 6. Sarus Crane ....................................................................................................................................... 33 7. Bandipur Tiger Reserve ..................................................................................................................... 33 8. Satkosia Tiger Reserve ...................................................................................................................... 34 9. National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) ................................................................................... 34 10. Nahargarh Biological Park ............................................................................................................... 34 11. Species Recovery Programme.......................................................................................................... 35 12. Nilgiri Tahr ...................................................................................................................................... 36 13. Pangolins ........................................................................................................................................ 36 14. Naturalised Species ......................................................................................................................... 37 15. Golden Jackal .................................................................................................................................. 37 16. First Organised Census for Indus Dolphins ....................................................................................... 37 17. Brown Peach Aphid ......................................................................................................................... 38 18. Ivory is ‘Government Property’ ....................................................................................................... 38 19. Orang Tiger Reserve ........................................................................................................................ 38 20. Bahuda Rookery.............................................................................................................................. 39 21. Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) ......................................................................................................... 39 22. Mammals of India (MaOI) ............................................................................................................... 40 23. Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) ........................................................................................................... 40 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION .................................................................................................. 42 1. Gadgil Committee and Kasturirangan Report on Western Ghats ........................................................ 42 2. Eco Sensitive Zones ........................................................................................................................... 43 3. Himalayan Springs ............................................................................................................................ 43 4. Neelakurinji Plants ............................................................................................................................ 44 5. Biodiversity Award for
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