BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND GANGA REJUVENATION

• Umbrella theme combining Namami Gange Programme (flagship river-rejuvenation mission under Ministry of Jal Shakti) with riverine biodiversity conservation (Gangetic dolphin, gharial, hilsa, otters, turtles).
• Anchored institutionally in the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and scientifically in the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun.
• Highly examinable: maps to GS-III (environment, conservation) and GS-II (governance of inter-state river basin).