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The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 Parliament of India Long title An Act to provide for the protection of Wild animals, birds and plants and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto. Citation Act No. 53 of 1972 Enacted by Parliament of India Enacted 9 September 1972 Status: In force The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted ...
The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2006 provisions came in to force on 6 June 2007. It became operational in the year 2008. [1] WCCB won the 2010 Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Awards for its outstanding work on wildlife law enforcement in the country, which was received by Ramesh K Pandey, Deputy Director, on behalf of WCCB. [2]
These protected area categories were first introduced in the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act of 2002 − the amendment to the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. [1] These categories were added because of reduced protection in and around existing or proposed protected areas due to private ownership of land, and land use.
Between 1936 and 2022, 567 wildlife sanctuaries were established in the country that cover 122,564.86 km 2 (47,322.56 sq mi), roughly 3.73% of the geographical area of the country. [4] Among these, the 53 tiger reserves [1] are governed by Project Tiger, and are of special significance for the conservation of the Bengal tiger.
Since 1992, the demand for greater protections for backward classes grew. In 2018, Parliament passed the 102nd Constitutional Amendment Act. The Amendment made the NCBC a constitutional authority, which had to be consulted on any policy matters regarding SEBCs, including recognition of communities.
The wild tiger population increased to 3,682 as of 2022. [13] As India is home to majority of the global wild tiger population, the increase in population of tigers in India played a major role in driving up global populations as well; the number of wild tigers globally rose from 3,159 in 2010 to 3,890 in 2016 according to the World Wide Fund ...
Try our (goat cheese-stuffed) bacon-wrapped dates, our pumpkin cheese ball, our cheese ball bites, our whipped feta roasted potatoes, our turkuterie (yep, shaped like one!) to see what we mean.
Pursuant to the acceptance by Government of a unanimous recommendation of the Committee on National Integration and Regionalism appointed by the National Integration Council, the Constitution (Sixteenth Amendment) Act, 1963, was enacted empowering Parliament to impose, by law, reasonable restrictions in the interests of sovereignty and integrity of India, on the: