Environment Flashcards
National Board for Wildlife
“Statutory Organization”- Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
“advisory” - advises Cent govt on framing policies and measures for conservation of wildlife in the country.
Primary function- promote conservation, development of wildlife and forests.
power to review all wildlife-related matters and approve projects in and around national parks and sanctuaries.
No alternation of boundaries in national parks and wildlife sanctuaries can be done without approval of the NBWL.
Composition: chaired by PM.
47 members incl PM- 19 members are ex-officio members. 3 MP (2LS 1RS), 5 NGOs, 10 eminent ecologists, conservationists, environmentalists.
Fly ash
the end product of combustion during the process of power generation in the coal based thermal power plants, is a proven resource material for many applications of construction industries and currently is being utilized in manufacturing of Portland Cement, bricks/blocks/tiles manufacturing, road embankment construction and low-lying area development, etc.
Fly ash contains heavy metals from coal, a large amount of PM 2.5 and black carbon (BC).
Fly ash, in view of its alkalinity and water absorption capacity, may be used in combination with other alkaline materials to transform sewage sludge into organic fertilizer or biofuel.
