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UNEP recognises India's Ganges river dolphin recovery programme as a World Restoration Flagship

1 November 2026 · ⏱ 2 ನಿಮಿಷ · GS3: Environment - conservation; species in news

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One of 35 UN restoration flagships is Indian: the Ganges dolphin facts every GS3 species-in-news answer needs

Ganges dolphin recovery named among 35 UN World Restoration Flagships.

Why it matters: general awareness

UNEP recognises India's Ganges river dolphin recovery programme as a World Restoration Flagship
Munshi Abul Barakat · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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What you need to know

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The United Nations Environment Programme recognised India's Ganges river dolphin recovery programme as one of the 35 UN World Restoration Flagships.

The Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is India's National Aquatic Animal and lives in the Ganga-Brahmaputra river system.

ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)

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Remember these

  • UNEP recognised India's Ganges river dolphin recovery programme as one of 35 UN World Restoration Flagships.
  • Scientific name: Platanista gangetica.
  • It is India's National Aquatic Animal.
  • Its habitat is the Ganga-Brahmaputra river system.
  • Being an apex freshwater predator, it is regarded as an indicator of river health.
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How the exam will ask it

ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್

  • The Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is India's National Aquatic Animal.
  • The species inhabits the Ganga-Brahmaputra river system.
  • UNEP has named India's Ganges dolphin recovery programme among 35 UN World Restoration Flagships.
  • The Ganges river dolphin is a freshwater mammal and an indicator species for river ecosystem health.

ಮೇನ್ಸ್

GS3 (Environment): Riverine biodiversity loss threatens the Ganges dolphin through pollution, dams and fishing bycatch, and species-recovery programmes link to river conservation policy such as Namami Gange and Project Dolphin. International recognition as a restoration flagship validates India's approach and can attract support, but the way forward lies in sustained habitat protection, maintaining river flows, community participation and population monitoring.

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Quick recall

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ಗಂಗಾ ನದಿ ಡಾಲ್ಫಿನ್ ಚೇತರಿಕೆ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು UNEP ವಿಶ್ವಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ವಿಶ್ವ ಪುನಶ್ಚೇತನ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಯೋಜನೆಯಾಗಿ ಗುರುತಿಸಿದೆ. ಈ ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿ:

  1. ಗಂಗಾ ನದಿ ಡಾಲ್ಫಿನ್ (ಪ್ಲಾಟಾನಿಸ್ಟಾ ಗ್ಯಾಂಜೆಟಿಕಾ) ಭಾರತದ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಜಲಚರ ಪ್ರಾಣಿ.
  2. ಇದು ಗಂಗಾ-ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಪುತ್ರ ನದಿ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುಬರುತ್ತದೆ. ಮೇಲಿನ ಯಾವ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ/ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗಳು ಸರಿಯಾಗಿವೆ?
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ಉತ್ತರ: C — ಎರಡೂ ಸರಿ: ಇದು ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಜಲಚರ ಪ್ರಾಣಿ ಮತ್ತು ಗಂಗಾ-ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಪುತ್ರ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.

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