{"id":23591,"date":"2025-04-28T01:13:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T19:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=23591"},"modified":"2025-05-27T15:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T09:43:08","slug":"critical-tiger-habitat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/critical-tiger-habitat\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Tiger Habitat (CTH)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Critical Tiger Habitat Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>The Critical Tiger Habitat (CTH) of Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) is likely to expand by approximately 4,500 hectares following a rationalisation exercise mandated by the Supreme Court of India&#8217;s Central Empowered Committee (CEC).<\/p>\n<h2>About Critical Tiger Habitat<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Critical Tiger Habitat (CTH),<\/strong>\u00a0also known as<strong>\u00a0core areas of tiger reserve<\/strong>s, are\u00a0<strong>identified under the Wild Life Protection Act (WLPA), 1972.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>These are\u00a0<strong>based on scientific evidence\u00a0<\/strong>that &#8220;such areas are required to be\u00a0<strong>kept as inviolate\u00a0<\/strong>for the purpose of tiger conservation,\u00a0<strong>without affecting the rights of the Scheduled Tribes\u00a0<\/strong>or such\u00a0<strong>other forest dwellers&#8221;.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>notification\u00a0<\/strong>of CTH is\u00a0<strong>done by the state government in consultation with the expert committe<\/strong>e constituted for the purpose.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inviolate Status:\u00a0<\/strong>These areas are kept inviolate (<strong>free from human activities<\/strong>) for the purpose of tiger conservation.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>forests peripheral to CTH\u00a0<\/strong>are\u00a0<strong>notified as buffer areas,<\/strong>\u00a0which act as a transition between CTH and non-tiger reserves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Facts about Central Empowered Committee<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It was s<strong>et up in 2002\u00a0<\/strong>(reconstituted in 2008)\u00a0<strong>by the Supreme Court.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It served as a\u00a0<strong>watchdog for issues pertaining to environmental conservation\u00a0<\/strong>and compliance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In 2023, the Supreme Court transferredthe CEC, to the Ministry of Environment<\/strong>, Forest, and Climate Change.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>According to the Union Environment Ministry\u2019s notification, the central empowered committee will now be\u00a0<strong>institutionalised as a permanent statutory\u00a0<\/strong>body, moving away from its earlier ad hoc status.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Composition of the new CEC<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It will have a\u00a0<strong>chairman\u00a0<\/strong>with\u00a0<strong>experience of 25 years in the field of environment,\u00a0<\/strong>forests and wildlife\u00a0<strong>or proven administrative experience<\/strong>\u00a0of not less than 2<strong>5 years in the central or state governments.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>He will be\u00a0<strong>nominated by the central government<\/strong>\u00a0for a t<strong>enure of three years.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>age limit<\/strong>\u00a0for the Chairperson is set at\u00a0<strong>66 years,<\/strong>\u00a0and the rank must not be below that of an Additional Secretary.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>member secretary<\/strong>\u00a0will be a\u00a0<strong>full-time serving officer of the government<\/strong>\u00a0not below the rank of Deputy Inspector General of forests or director in the Government of India.<\/li>\n<li>This person is required to\u00a0<strong>have special knowledge\u00a0<\/strong>in the field of environment, forests, or wildlife, and e<strong>xperience of at least 12 years.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The member secretary too, will be\u00a0<strong>appointed by the Centre.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>three expert members<\/strong>\u00a0will be\u00a0<strong>one each from<\/strong>\u00a0the fields of the\u00a0<strong>environment, forests, and wildlife\u00a0<\/strong>with experience of at least 20 years.<\/li>\n<li>They will also be\u00a0<strong>nominated by the Centre f<\/strong>or a tenure of three years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>One notable change<\/strong>\u00a0in the new central empowered committee structure is the\u00a0<strong>exclusion of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs),<\/strong>\u00a0which were previously part of the committee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>primary responsibilities<\/strong>\u00a0of the CEC include:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Monitoring compliance\u00a0<\/strong>with environmental laws and regulations.<\/li>\n<li>Providing\u00a0<strong>expert recommendationsto the government and judiciary\u00a0<\/strong>on environmental issues.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Investigating complaints and grievances<\/strong>\u00a0related to environmental violations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conducting site visits and inspections\u00a0<\/strong>to assess environmental damage and suggest remedial measures.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reporting to the Supreme Court<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>other relevant authorities\u00a0<\/strong>on matters related to environmental conservation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Critical Tiger Habitat FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1.<\/strong>\u00a0Under which Act are Critical Tiger Habitats (CTH) identified?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong>\u00a0Wild Life Protection Act, 1972<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2.<\/strong>\u00a0Who declares critical tiger habitats?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong>\u00a0The notification of CTH is done by the state government in consultation with the expert committee constituted for the purpose.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3.<\/strong>\u00a0What is meant by the &#8220;inviolate&#8221; status of a Critical Tiger Habitat?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong>\u00a0It is kept free from human activities for tiger conservation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/jaipur\/sariska-tiger-reserves-critical-habitat-to-grow-by-4-5k-hectares\/articleshow\/120676893.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Critical Tiger Habitat (CTH), also known as core areas of tiger reserves, are identified under the Wild Life Protection Act (WLPA), 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