GS-III: Economy, Environment, S&T
Endangered wildlife
Not met yet — counts as met once you answer a question on it.
India's biodiversity conservation framework addresses endangered wildlife through IUCN Red List categories, the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 (Schedules I–IV), Project Tiger, Project Elephant, Project Dolphin, and a network of protected areas (PAs) and wildlife corridors. A critical distinction is that nominal PA coverage — including the 30×30 global target under Kunming-Montreal — overstates actual protection when PAs overlap with extractive industry concessions. Species protection therefore requires quality, not merely area, of conservation — a point relevant to assessing whether designated protected status translates into effective habitat security.