National Biodiversity Authority constitutes Expert Committee on Invasive Alien Species

• NBA, the statutory body under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (amended 2023), has set up an Expert Committee on Invasive Alien Species (IAS) to deliver a coordinated, science-based national response to IAS threats.
• Constituted in pursuance of NGT suo motu proceedings (O.A. No. 162/2023) and a MoEFCC advisory; committee tenure: 2 years.
• Important for UPSC because it links CBD obligations, Aichi/GBF Target 6, BD Act governance, NGT activism, and agriculture/food-security risks in one current-affairs story.