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1. Meeting of Range Countries to Conserve Migratory Birds 2. Indian Coast Guard brings back Fishermen from Maldives
1. Meeting of Range Countries to Conserve Migratory Birds
Syllabus: GS 3, Environment and Ecology.
Mains: Convention on Migratory Species.
Prelims: Convention on Migratory Species.
Details:
- The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) along with the United Nations Environment Programme/ Convention on Migratory Species (UNEP/CMS) organized a meeting of Range Countries to strengthen conservation efforts for migratory birds and their habitats in the Central Asian Flyway (CAF).
- The meeting was organized in New Delhi from 2nd to 4th May 2023.
- The meeting was attended by eleven countries of the Central Asian Flyway including Armenia, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Mongolia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
- It was also attended by representatives from various other organizations (both national and international).
- The delegates agreed to the draft roadmap for updating the CMS CAF Action Plan.
- The aim of the meeting is to develop a coordinated approach for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats.
Also read: Download PIB Summary & Analysis for 06th October 2021. Download PDF
2. Indian Coast Guard brings back Fishermen from Maldives
Syllabus: GS 2, International Relations.
Mains: India-Maldives relations.
Details:
- Indian Coast Guard rescued ten Indian fishermen from Maldivian waters to Vishakhapatnam, India.
- The boat of these fishermen drifted to the Maldivian region due to engine failure. ICGS Vigraha was used to bring back these fishermen.Â
Also read: India-Maldives Relations [UPSC Notes]
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