New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) — under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare — has achieved a significant milestone in conserving India’s wild rice genetic resources through a project aimed at protecting wild rice (Oryza rufipogon) in Assam, it was announced on Thursday.The ministry noted that the recognition marks a major step towards conserving India’s rich wild rice diversity and strengthening climate-resilient agriculture.The project — titled…
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New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has released a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Notification of Threatened Species, a major step towards strengthening conservation, an official said on Friday. The SOP was issued under Section 38 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, to facilitate a uniform, transparent and scientifically robust process for the identification, assessment and notification of threatened species by States and Union Territories, said the…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Agricultural scientist and former Chairperson of the National Biodiversity Authority P. L. Gautam has been appointed as chairperson of an Expert Committee on Agrobiodiversity, an official said on Saturday. The NBA reconstituted the Expert Committee on Agrobiodiversity under Section 13(1) of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, for a period of one year to provide expert guidance on the conservation, sustainable use and access and benefit-sharing (ABS) of agricultural biod…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has published a new Indian Standard — IS 20201:2026 to introduce a comprehensive, structured management framework for Community Seed Banks (CSBs) across the country, according to an official statement issued on Thursday. By offering a standardised operating protocol for decentralised, community-led seed banks, IS 20201:2026 aims to promote conservation of indigenous seed varieties, thereby enhancing agricultural resilience and secu…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) realised Rs 21.26 crore under the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanism during the financial year 2025–26, an official said on Saturday. The amount was generated from approvals granted for research, commercial utilisation, intellectual property rights, bio-survey and bio-utilisation of biological resources, reflecting growing industry participation in India’s biodiversity governance framework, the official said in a statem…
Bhopal, May 21 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government said on Thursday that the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Pre-Summit event will be inaugurated in Bhopal on Friday on the occasion of International Biodiversity Day 2026. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav along with Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav will chair the programme.The pre-summit is scheduled at the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) Auditorium in Bhopal.Minister of State for Environment…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Union Environment Ministry and the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) have launched a five-year project to strengthen grassroots biodiversity governance, an official said on Sunday. Titled ‘Strengthening Institutional Capacities for Securing Biodiversity Conservation Commitments’, the initiative by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change aims to empower local communities and institutions through the greening of Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GP…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) India has emerged as the global leader in issuing Internationally Recognised Certificates of Compliance (IRCCs) under the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS), accounting for more than 56 per cent of all certificates issued worldwide, an Environment Ministry official said on Tuesday. According to the latest data on the ABS Clearing-House, India has issued 3,561 IRCCs out of a global total of 6,311, placing it far ahead of all other countries in implement…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) India has emerged as the global leader in issuing Internationally Recognised Certificates of Compliance (IRCCs) under the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS), accounting for more than 56 per cent of all such certificates issued worldwide, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced on Tuesday.According to the latest data available on the ABS Clearing-House, India has issued 3,561 IRCCs out of a global total of 6,311, placing it sign…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has realised Rs 2.4 crore under the Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) framework in the last 45 days in connection with commercial utilisation of biological resources, a statement said on Friday. The amount was received from 10 applications for carrying out activities relating to research and commercial use of biological resources, from entities that belong to seed and animal feed/cosmetic sectors, it added.The benefit-sharing cont…