Minister chairs key wildlife physique conferences, critiques over 100 tasks for clearance | India Information
2 min learnNew DelhiJul 10, 2026 03:13 AM IST
UNION ENVIRONMENT Minister Bhupender Yadav chaired 4 key conferences in Coimbatore on Thursday associated to wildlife coverage and conservation issues.
He held discussions with members of the Standing Committee of the Nationwide Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL), the Nationwide Tiger Conservation Authority, Central Zoo Authority and Wildlife Institute of India Society.
Throughout the assembly with SC-NBWL, over 100 proposals had been appraised for wildlife clearance.
The Standing Committee reviewed the progress on wildlife conservation issues and mentioned long-term conservation methods for the Larger One-horned Rhinoceros and the Nice Indian Bustard.
Quickly after the SC-NBWL assembly, Yadav introduced on X {that a} second Nice Indian Bustard (GIB) chick born via the ‘jumpstart’ technique on Might 21 in Naliya, Gujarat, has survived the preliminary vital interval of 40 days.
As a part of the ‘jumpstart’ technique, an egg from a captive GIB breeding centre was taken to Gujarat. As soon as there, the fertile egg changed an infertile egg, and it was incubated by a feminine GIB.
The GIB is a critically endangered hen species whose vary is now restricted to Rajasthan and Gujarat, with restricted sightings outdoors these states. The jumpstart technique has been used to rewild GIBs raised in two captive breeding centres in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district.
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The SC-NBWL additionally thought of inclusion of the Pygmy Hog species below the Setting Ministry’s Species Restoration Programme, which includes particular conservation measures for wildlife which can be dealing with extinction threats.
“The Standing Committee thought of greater than 100 proposals throughout the nation involving actions similar to roads and bridges, defence infrastructure, ingesting water provide, communication towers…the proposals had been appraised on the premise of their ecological impacts, significance for public welfare and nationwide growth and the adequacy of mitigation measures to make sure conservation for wildlife and their habitats,” a authorities press observe stated.
As per the agenda of the SC-NBWL assembly, there have been a complete of 118 proposals listed for appraisal, together with 24 defence sector tasks, 23 associated to roads and bridges, 12 of energy transmission traces, amongst others.
