{"id":19568,"date":"2026-03-16T11:16:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T05:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=19568"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:18:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:48:28","slug":"gib-upsc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/gib-upsc\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Indian Bustard"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Great Indian Bustard Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change informed that Project Great Indian Bustard (GIB) has entered the fourth year of its captive breeding programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Great Indian Bustard<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>large terrestrial bird endemic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the Indian subcontinent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The bird is primarily found in <\/span><b>dry grasslands and scrublands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which are rapidly declining due to agricultural expansion and development.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its core population survives in <\/span><b>the Thar Desert<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, mainly in Jaisalmer and Barmer districts <\/span><b>of Rajasthan.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Characteristics of Great Indian Bustard<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of <\/span><b>the heaviest flying birds in the world.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a horizontal body posture, long bare legs, and resembles an ostrich in appearance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both <\/span><b>sexes are similar in size<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with the heaviest individuals reaching up to 15 kg (33 pounds).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Life Span:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The bird has a <\/span><b>lifespan of 12\u201315 years.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These birds are opportunist eaters. Their diet ranges widely depending on the seasonal availability of food. They feed on grass seeds, insects like grasshoppers and beetles, and sometimes even small rodents and reptiles.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conservation Status of\u00a0 Great Indian Bustard<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Critically Endangered<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>CITES:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Appendix 1<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule 1<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2239484&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great Indian Bustard is a large terrestrial bird endemic to the Indian subcontinent. 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