ENVIRONMENT & SCIENCE
Climate Change
National Biodiversity Authority Forms Committee to Tackle Invasive Species
Following a directive from the National Green Tribunal, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has established an Expert Committee on Invasive Alien Species.
The committee, chaired by Dhananjai Mohan, is tasked with creating a national list of high-risk invasive species to protect India's food security and ecosystems.
A. Biju Kumar will serve as the Co-Chairperson for the committee’s two-year tenure.
Exam Perspective: Invasive species are a major threat to biodiversity; this committee represents a systematic effort to manage ecological restoration.
The committee, chaired by Dhananjai Mohan, is tasked with creating a national list of high-risk invasive species to protect India's food security and ecosystems.
A. Biju Kumar will serve as the Co-Chairperson for the committee’s two-year tenure.
Exam Perspective: Invasive species are a major threat to biodiversity; this committee represents a systematic effort to manage ecological restoration.
Key Facts / Static GK
NBA Headquarters: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Established: 2003 under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002
Convention on Biological Diversity signed by India: 1992
Established: 2003 under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002
Convention on Biological Diversity signed by India: 1992
Practice Quiz — 25 March 2026
Q1. Which organization developed the 'Real-time Internal Audit Portal' launched by the Ministry of Rural Development?
Answer: (B) National Informatics Centre (NIC) — The Real-time Internal Audit Portal was developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
Q2. The Lipulekh Pass, which is set to resume border trade in 2026, connects India with which of the following regions?
Answer: (B) Tibet (China) — The Lipulekh Pass is a historic route connecting the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India, with Tibet (China).
Q3. What is the new minimum investment requirement for Social Impact Funds (SIFs) as per the SEBI 213th Board Meeting reforms?
Answer: (D) ₹1,000 — SEBI reduced the minimum investment threshold for Social Impact Funds (SIFs) from ₹2 lakh to ₹1,000 to make them accessible to retail investors.
Q4. Under the DEA Fund Scheme 2014, after how many years of inactivity must a bank transfer the credit balance to the RBI?
Answer: (C) 10 years — Under the DEA Fund Scheme 2014, banks are required to transfer credit balances in accounts that have been inactive for 10 years or more to the DEA Fund.
Q5. According to the National Generation Adequacy Plan, what is India's projected total power capacity by the year 2035–36?
Answer: (C) 1,121 GW — The plan projects that India's installed power generation capacity will increase to 1,121 Gigawatt (GW) by the year 2035-36.
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