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12.01.2021, New Delhi: There are 238,563 terrestrial and inland water protected areas recorded in the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA), covering almost 7% of the global ocean and terrestrial protected areas covering just under 15% of global land and spread in 245 countries and territories. At present, India has a network of 903 Protected Ar... eas in the country covering about 5% of the total geographic area of the country. Improving the management of protected areas has become a priority globally. Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) has emerged as a key instrument for Protected Area and is increasingly being used by governments and international bodies to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the protected area management systems. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar today released Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) of 146 National Park and Wildlife Sanctuaries in the Country. In order to assess the efficacy of Protected Areas, evaluation of management effectiveness is needed. Speaking at the event the Union Minister said that what other countries could not achieve, India has achieved and today has a thriving biodiversity. 70% of the global tiger population, 70% of asiatic lions and more than 60% of leopards population in India is a certificate of India's thriving biodiversity ,as these big cats sit at the top of food chain and their growing numbers shows the well being of the whole ecosystem., said Javadekar. The Minister also announced that from this year onwards 10 best National Parks, 5 coastal and Marine parks and top five Zoos in the country will be ranked and awarded every year. 11.01.2021, New Delhi: Bird flu confirmed in Delhi after testing eight samples from dead crows and ducks. All the samples tested positive for avian flu, as stated by Animal Husbandry Department, Delhi. After confirmation of Avian Influenza positive samples in at least two poultry farms of Panchkula District, Haryana, State has deployed 9 Rapid Response Teams to ...Read More