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National Board for Wildlife

The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has recently recommended 13 defence and paramilitary projects, most of which are located in the high-altitude protected areas of Ladakh, with one project proposed in Arunachal Pradesh. These recommendations reflect the ongoing need to balance national security requirements with wildlife conservation concerns in ecologically sensitive zones. About the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) The National Board for Wildlife is a statutory body established by the Central Government in 2022 under Section 5A of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. It serves as India’s apex advisory body on matters related to wildlife…

02 December, 2025 National Envt Bodies

National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)

Recently, the Supreme Court of India has sought responses from the Centre, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), and other concerned parties regarding a Public Interest Litigation (PIL). This PIL seeks a CBI probe into an alleged organised tiger-poaching and illegal wildlife trade racket operating in states like Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. About the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a statutory body created to provide statutory authority to the Project Tiger initiative. Established under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (WPA 1972), it plays a pivotal role in tiger conservation in India. Establishment &…

28 October, 2025 National Envt Bodies

Environment Regulation redux

Environment Regulation redux Introduction The Supreme Court’s notice to the Centre on a public interest plea to set up a National environmental regulator under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 revives an issue that successive governments have preferred to ignore, in spite of specific orders passed by the same court more than nine years ago. Lack of consensus There is no consensus on what a new regulator can achieve, since official policy privileges ease of doing business. The draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2020, which seeks to advance that goal, makes no effort to disguise the desire to virtually eliminate…

11 March, 2021 National Envt Bodies

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