NBA Disburses Rs 45.05 lakh to Biodiversity Management Committees across 10 States and Two UTs

• The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) disbursed Rs 45.05 lakh to benefit claimers via State Biodiversity Boards (SBBs) and UT Biodiversity Councils under the Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) mechanism.
• Operationalises the third pillar of India's three-tier biodiversity governance (NBA → SBB/UTBC → BMC) established under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
• UPSC relevance: live example of ABS in practice, Nagoya Protocol implementation, and grassroots biodiversity federalism — frequently asked in Prelims and GS-III (Environment).