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August 11, 2023

Great Indian Bustard
  • The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change provides financial assistance to the States, under the Recovery Programme for saving the Great Indian Bustard.
  • Great Indian Bustard is the state bird of Rajasthan.
  • Conservation Status:
    • International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List (IUCN): Critically Endangered
    • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES): Appendix1
    • Convention on Migratory Species (CMS): Appendix I
    • Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule I
  • Habitat: It is confined mostly to Rajasthan and Gujarat.
  • Steps taken to protect GIB:
    • Project Great Indian Bustard
    • National Bustard Recovery Plans
Ecuador
  • Ecuadorian Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot dead after holding a rally in Quito.
  • Location: Ecuador is situated in northwestern South America.
    • Ecuador shares its borders with Colombia to the north, Peru to the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
  • The Galapagos Islands, known as the Archipiélago de Colón, are a part of Ecuador and are situated in the Pacific Ocean.
  • Because Ecuador lies on the Equator, most of the part experiences a humid tropical climate.
Bharat (BH) Series
  • Recently, the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) provided information on BH Series in Lok Sabha
  • The MoRTH introduced the “Bharat (BH) series” registration mark on August 26, 2021. 
  • Aim: To streamline vehicle transfers across the country.
  • Implementation: Implemented as a part of the VAHAN application developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC). 
    • Vahan’ is the National vehicle registry, which intends to collate all the information available with road transport authorities for easy access by both citizens and regulators.
  • Applicability: 
    • Citizens working in Government offices or private organizations.
    • Offices in four or more States/UTs.
SATAT Scheme
  • Recently, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas provided information regarding the SATAT Scheme in Lok Sabha.
  • SATAT’ (Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation) scheme on Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) was launched in 2018. 
  • Features: Under SATAT, entrepreneurs shall set up CBG plants, produce & supply CBG to OMCs for sale as automotive & industrial fuels. 
  • Aims: To produce compressed biogas (CBG) from Waste and Bio-mass sources like agricultural residue, cattle dung, sugarcane press mud, Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and sewage treatment plant waste
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