EnvironmentGS-3
21 December 2025NTCA and Project Elephant Reviews at Sundarbans
Syllabus: Biodiversity Conservation
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Why in news?
High-level reviews of Project Tiger and Project Elephant reaffirmed India’s science-based and community-centric wildlife conservation approach.
⚛️Static Concepts
Wildlife Protection ActCAMPAHuman–Wildlife Conflict
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Prelims-Oriented Points
- Sixth cycle of All India Tiger Estimation underway.
- Expansion of Project Cheetah to new landscapes approved.
- Focus on human–wildlife conflict mitigation strategies.
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Examiner's Trap: Project Elephant and Project Tiger are governed by separate institutional mechanisms.
Quick Data Points
NTCA meeting: 28th
Project Elephant Steering Committee: 22nd
Mains Value Addition
GS-3: Conservation, human–wildlife conflict.- Landscape-level planning essential for species survival.
- Community participation improves conservation outcomes.
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