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 Bustardis 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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