Tag: CITES

Important Days  National Milk Day 2022 (November 26) National Milk Day is observed on November 26 to commemorate the birth anniversary of the “Father of the White Revolution in India”, Dr Verghese Kurien, who was fondly known as the ‘Milkman of India’. National Milk Day is annually organised by the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying. Theme 2022: 'Dairy Net Zero'  About Dr Verghese Kurien: He was born on 26th November 1921 in Kozhikode. He was an Indian engineer and entrepreneur who is credited with starting the “white revolution” also known as Operation Flood, which turned India from a dairy importer to the world’s greatest milk producer by implementing a farmer-cooperative system. He was the Founder and Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) from 1965 to 1998. Awards and Honour Ramon Magsaysay Award - 1963 Padma Shri - 1965 Padma Bhushan -1966 Padma Vibushan -1999 World Food Prize - 1989 About the Indian Dairy Association (IDA): President- Dr R.S. Sodhi Headquarters- New Delhi. Formation - 1948 World Organisations – Pacts and Summits 19th Meeting of the CITES The 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP19) to CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), also known as the 19th World Wildlife Conference took place from 14 to 25 November 2022 in Panama Convention Center, Panama City, Panama. Two Indian turtle species — the red-crowned roofed turtles (Batagur kachuga) and Leith’s soft-shell turtle (Nilssonia leithii) have been added to the Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Red-crowned roofed turtle:  It is native to India, Nepal and Bangladesh and known to be widely found in the Ganga and Brahmaputra River basins, according to the Wildlife Institute of…