Corporate Funding essential for Habitat Restoration, Technology-driven Monitoring and Community-based Conservation of Big Cats: Shri Bhupender Yadav

• Union Environment Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav called for corporate funding to drive three pillars of big cat conservation — habitat restoration, technology-driven monitoring, and community-based conservation — at a CII conference.
• The push is tied to India's leadership of the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) and the upcoming 1st IBCA Summit in New Delhi.
• Relevant for UPSC across Environment (GS-III), International Organisations (GS-II), and Wildlife governance.