Insights PT 2018 Exclusive Environment June 2017 – January 2018 WWW. INSIGHTSONINDIA . COM Insights PT 2018 Exclusive (Environment) Table of Contents Government Programmes / Initiatives 1. Nalanda model of water conservation chosen for national award .................................................. 7 2. Rescue wards for injured animals .................................................................................................. 7 3. Sagar Vani ..................................................................................................................................... 7 4. India Quake ................................................................................................................................... 8 5. New Definition of Drought ............................................................................................................ 8 6. North Koel Reservoir Project ......................................................................................................... 8 7. Ocean Forecasting System ............................................................................................................. 9 8. Ecosystem Service Improvement Project. ...................................................................................... 9 9. Green India Mission .................................................................................................................... 10 10. Artificial Reefs ........................................................................................................................... 10 11. National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC) .............................................................. 11 12. Polymetallic Nodules Exploration .............................................................................................. 11 13. FarmerZone: The future of agriculture ....................................................................................... 11 14. Ganga Conservation .................................................................................................................. 12 15. “Wood is Good” Campaign ........................................................................................................ 13 16. ‘B4’ – the ‘Brahmaputra Biodiversity and Biology Boat’ .............................................................. 13 17. Protection of Majuli Island......................................................................................................... 13 18. Dam Safety Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) ...................................................... 14 19. International Dam Safety Conference ........................................................................................ 14 20. Nepal, India to conduct first joint tiger count ............................................................................. 14 21. National Wildlife Action Plan (NWAP) for 2017-31 ..................................................................... 15 22. SECURE Himalaya ...................................................................................................................... 15 23. Turtle Sanctuary in Allahabad .................................................................................................... 16 24. Committee for proper management of water resources in North Eastern Region ....................... 16 25. Graded Response Action Plan .................................................................................................... 16 26. Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme ................................................................................. 17 27. Illegal Sand Mining .................................................................................................................... 17 28. Indian Forest (Amendment) Bill, 2017 ........................................................................................ 18 29. INSPIRE 2017 ............................................................................................................................. 18 30. Strategy on Resource Efficiency (RE) .......................................................................................... 18 31. ECO-NIWAS ............................................................................................................................... 19 32. Blue Flag for Beach Clean-up...................................................................................................... 19 33. Regional Project to Tackle Stubble Burning ................................................................................ 19 34. Protocol for Star Rating of Garbage-Free Cities .......................................................................... 20 35. Zero Budget Natural Farming project ......................................................................................... 20 36. Territorial Army battalion of ex-Armymen to clean Ganga ......................................................... 20 37. Sikkim allows people to forge fraternal ties with trees ............................................................... 21 38. Automated moorings ................................................................................................................. 21 39. Himalayan Research Fellowships scheme ................................................................................... 21 Animal / Wildlife Protection 1. Orang Tiger Reserve .................................................................................................................... 23 2. Three new sites recognised as biodiversity hotspots in Goa ......................................................... 23 3. Nine more bird, biodiversity areas in Kerala................................................................................. 24 www.insightsonindia.com Page 2 www.insightsias.com Insights PT 2018 Exclusive (Environment) 4. Sangai Deer ................................................................................................................................. 24 5. Nilgiri Tahr .................................................................................................................................. 24 6. Eco-bridges for the movement of tigers ....................................................................................... 25 7. White Tiger ................................................................................................................................. 25 8. One-Horned Rhinos ..................................................................................................................... 25 9. Mouse Deer ................................................................................................................................ 26 10. Snow leopard ............................................................................................................................ 26 11. Buxa Tiger Reserve .................................................................................................................... 27 12. Pondicherry Shark, Red Sea Torpedo and Tentacled Butterfly Ray may have become extinct, fear scientists ......................................................................................................................................... 28 13. Sawfish ..................................................................................................................................... 28 14. M-STrIPES .................................................................................................................................. 29 15. Blackbuck conservation ............................................................................................................. 29 16. Olive Ridley Sea Turtle ............................................................................................................... 29 17. Certificate of Commendation to WCCB ...................................................................................... 30 18. Alien Invasive Animal Species .................................................................................................... 31 19. Flamingo festival ....................................................................................................................... 31 20. Chiru Goat ................................................................................................................................. 32 21. Nilgiri Marten ............................................................................................................................ 32 Environment Conservation 1. Sunderbans Mangrove ................................................................................................................ 34 2. Chilika Lake ................................................................................................................................. 34 3. Loktak Lake ................................................................................................................................. 35 4. Sambhar Salt Lake ....................................................................................................................... 35 5. Mangalajodi Ecotourism Trust (MET) ........................................................................................... 35 Species Discovery / Species Sighted 1. India’s biodiversity riches grow by 499 species ............................................................................ 37 2. 2 New Earthworm Species Found In Kerala .................................................................................