CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Uttarakhand cabinet okays 377 sq km area for eco-sensitive zone in Corbett Tiger Reserve . Urban development minister and government spokesperson Madan Kaushik said that the government had made an amendment in the proposed 10-km ESZ. “As per the approved change, the maximum area of the ESZ is 7.96 km.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Union environment ministry in a December 2012 notification had declared an area of 4, 179.59 sq km from Gaumukh, the origin of the Ganga river, to Uttarkashi as an eco-sensitive zone.

Detailed explanation-3: -As part of its drive to protect wildlife, UP government is planning to upgrade Amangarh tiger reserve, located adjacent to Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, and name it ‘New Jim Corbett’

Detailed explanation-4: -Jim Corbett National Park is a national park in India located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand state. The first national park in India, it was established in 1936 during the British Raj and named Hailey National Park after William Malcolm Hailey, a governor of the United Provinces in which it was then located.

Detailed explanation-5: -The state had announced the Pakhro project in 2019, saying it would “ensure 100% chance of tiger sighting as the big cats would be kept in enclosures". Soon after, it sought permission of the MoEFCC, saying around 163 trees would need to be chopped for the tiger safari.