M.M. Hills Wildlife Sanctuary
Location: Chamarajanagar district, southeast Karnataka
Notified as a Wildlife Sanctuary in 2013
IN NEWS: NTCA has called for declaring the M.M. Hills Wildlife Sanctuary as a tiger reserve to provide an additional layer of protection and scale up conservation efforts.
Ecological Importance:Forms a tiger corridor connecting:
1.Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve – Karnataka
2.Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary – Karnataka
3.Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve – Tamil Nadu
TIGER RESERVE STATUS:The proposal to upgrade MM Hills to a Tiger Reserve has been pending for nearly 15 years. If approved, Chamarajanagar will become the first district in India to host 3 tiger reserves—Bandipur, BRT, and MM Hills.
Karnataka has the second-largest tiger population in India (563 tigers) after Madhya Pradesh (785 tigers).
Project Tiger was launched in April 1973, The project was launched under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
The IUCN Red List classifies tigers as Endangered
Legal Basis: Initiated under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
Administered by: National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)
National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) Establishment:Set up in December 2005 following the recommendation of the Tiger Task Force. |
INTERNATIONAL TIGER DAY: Celebrated annually on 29 July
Theme for Global Tiger Day 2025 is “Securing the future of tigers with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities at the heart,”
Nagpur, Maharashtra is popularly known as the Tiger Capital of India.
It is strategically located near several tiger reserves such as:
1Nagzira-Navegaon Tiger Reserve
2.Pench Tiger Reserve
3.Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve
Madhya Pradesh is also know as the Tiger state of India because it is home to the highest number of tigers (526) in the country.
Madhav National Park in Madhya Pradesh (M.P) becomes India’s 58th Tiger Reserve (TR)
It becomes ninth TR from M.P to get the recognition
Minister justifies closure of Jan Aushadi Kendras at govt. Hospitals
IN NEWS: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao wrote to Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Tuesday stating that the move was intended to ensure free and assured supply of essential medicines to patients.
Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs)
Background
Part of the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP)
Launched: November 2008
Nodal Ministry: Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers
Objective
Provide quality generic medicines at affordable prices, especially to the poor
Reduce out-of-pocket expenses in healthcare
Generic drugs are sold that are equivalent in quality & efficacy to expensive branded drugs
Jan Aushadhi Diwas : March 7th
Theme:“Daam Kam – Dawai Uttam”
India’s first overseas Jan Aushadhi Kendra was inaugurated in Mauritius.
Basava Puraskar Award
2025:Has been conferred upon Dr. M.N. Rajendra Kumar in Mangaluru
The award, presented by the KARNATAKA STATE GOVERNMENT, recognizes individuals actively involved in humanitarian activities
Cash prize of 10 lakh rupees
The 1st Basava Puraskar award was given to Saraswathi Gora in the year 2000
The award is named after the 12th-century philosopher and social reformer Basavanna and recognizes those actively involved in social reform and humanitarian activities |
