Great Indian Bustards Subject: Environment Context: The Central government informed the Rajya Sabha that there were no Great Indian Bustards (GIB) in Kutch Bustard Sanctuary (KBS) in Gujarat’s Kutch district as on January 1 this year. Concept: Great Indian Bustards is the heaviest birds with flight, GIBs prefer grasslands as their habitats GIBs […]

Subject: Environment Context: The Ministry of Environment along with the Wildlife Conservation Society, India, has come up with a unique initiative — a “firefly bird diverter” for overhead power lines in areas where Great Indian Bustard (GIB) populations are found in the wild. Concept: The GIB is one of the most critically threatened species in […]