GS-3 5.WILDLIFE CRIME CONTROL BUREAU (WCCB) Wildlife Crime Control Bureau busts wildlife trafficking syndicates in Jammu & Kashmir. About the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau:  It is a statutory multi-disciplinary body established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, to combat organized wildlife crime in the …

GS-3 4.PERIYAR TIGER RESERVE A caretaker will lead the training and a doctor will monitor the health condition of the cub. IMPORTANT POINTS:  For the first time in the country, the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) is training a tiger cub to naturally hunt its prey in the forest environment.  It …

GS-1 3.PORTRAIT OF THYAGARAJA In the portrait, Thyagaraja is seated without a tambura, holding a jebamala. IMPORTANT POINTS:  It conjures up the faction-ridden days of the festival at Thiruvaiyaru  Saint Tyagaraja was a renowned composer of Carnatic music.  He has composed thousands of devotional compositions, mostly in Telugu in the …

GS-2 2.CENSUS 2021 Government likely to postpone census to 2022 IMPORTANT POINTS:  The Centre is on track to push the 2021 Census to 2022 on account of the country’s continuing preoccupation with COVID-19  “Our hands are full dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic,” the, pointing out that first it was the …

GS-3 1.MEGACITY PLAN FOR LITTLE ANDAMAN NITI Aayog’s megacity plan for Little Andaman alarms conservationists IMPORTANT POINTS:  A plan for the sustainable and holistic development of the 680 sq km, fragile Little Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar group has raised the alarm among conservationists.  The proposed construction of …

GS-3 PERIYAR TIGER RESERVE A caretaker will lead the training and a doctor will monitor the health condition of the cub. IMPORTANT POINTS: For the first time in the country, the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) is training a tiger cub to naturally hunt its prey in the forest environment. It …

GS-3 MEGACITY PLAN FOR LITTLE ANDAMAN NITI Aayog’s megacity plan for Little Andaman alarms conservationists IMPORTANT POINTS: A plan for the sustainable and holistic development of the 680 sq km, fragile Little Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar group has raised the alarm among conservationists. The proposed construction of …