NBA Releases Rs 68 Lakh to Maharashtra Under Access and Benefit Sharing Framework

• National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) disbursed Rs 68 lakh to Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) in Wada Tehsil (Palghar district) and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra, on 8 January 2026.
• Money flows from commercial use of Bacillus soil bacteria for probiotic products — a textbook example of Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
• High UPSC salience: links statutory environment law, federal three-tier biodiversity governance, and India's Nagoya Protocol obligations.