Location: Madhya Pradesh. Project Cheetah: Kuno National Park is the first reintroduction site under Project Cheetah. Project Cheetah: Initiated on 17 September 2022, it aims to reintroduce cheetahs in India and create a self-sustaining population. River: The park contains the Kuno River, also called the Upper Kuno River, a tributary of the Chambal River. History…
UPSC Prelims Current Affairs for 19 September 2026
UPSC Prelims Current Affairs for 19 September 2026 brings together the news items of the day that map to the Prelims syllabus — polity, economy, environment, science and technology, and international relations. Each item is written as a factual pointer you can revise quickly, with the static-syllabus link made explicit so the reading feeds directly into your Prelims notes.
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Project Cheetah
Launch: 17 September 2022. Objective: To bring back cheetahs to India and retain a self-supporting population in the wilderness. First Reintroduction Site: Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh. Scientific Name: Acinonyx jubatus. Source Countries: Namibia and South Africa. Implementing Agency: National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). Conservation…
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