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Potential distribution of the Sal forest tortoise over unprotected areas

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Environment

In News:

According to a recent study by ecologists in the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, over 90% of the potential distribution of the Sal forest tortoise falls outside the current protected area’s network.

Image source :The Hindu

Important value additions:

Sal forest tortoise

It is a species of tortoise.
It is also known as Elongated tortoise and Yellow Tortoise.
It is found in Southeast Asia and parts of the Indian Subcontinent, particularly Northeast India.
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered.
It is heavily hunted for food and collected both for local use, such as decorative masks, and international wildlife trade.
In china, a mixture, made by grinding up the tortoise’s shell, also serves as an aphrodisiac.

Miscellaneous

Shekatkar Committee

Recently, Indian Defence Minister has approved a proposal for the abolition of numerous posts in the Military Engineering Service (MES).
This was done according to recommendations of the Lt. Gen. D.B. Shekatkar (Retd.) Committee.
It was appointed in 2016,
The recommendations ranged from optimising defence budget to the need for a Chief of the Defence Staff.

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