Great Indian Bustard Subject : Environment Section : Species in news Concept : A Supreme Court appointed committee has recommended that to protect the endangered great Indian bustard, close to 800 km of proposed power lines in the Thar and Kutch deserts of Rajasthan and Gujarat should be rerouted or made to go […]
Great Indian Bustard Subject: Environment Context: Recently the Supreme Court asked the Government, whether a focussed approach, something like Project Tiger, can be taken up for saving the Great Indian Bustard (GIB). Content: Threats to GIB: GIBs are slow breeders and they build their nests on the ground. The species have been subjected to hunting and egg collection in the past. Decline in prevailing habitat loss as dry grasslands have been diverted for other use. Pesticide contamination […]
Great Indian Bustard Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context- Supreme Court seeks update on power cables at Great Indian Bustard’s habitat. Electrocution from overhead high-tension wires contributed to the birds’ falling population. Concept- Wildlife conservationist MK Ranjitsinh Jhala filed a petition in the Supreme Court of India in 2019 for power companies to lay […]
GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD Subject : Environment Context : The Supreme Court intervened on behalf of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustards over the birds falling dead after colliding with power lines running through their dwindling natural habitats in Gujarat and Rajasthan. Concept : The Great Indian Bustard is one of the heaviest flying […]