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MoEFCC declares wild pig as Vermin in Uttarakhand
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has declared Wild Pig (sus scrofa) as vermin in Uttarakhand for a year. In this regard, MoEFCC by section 62 of the Wildlife Protection Act (WPA), 1972. wild pig changed category to Schedule V from schedule III of the Act due to their over population in forest, they created harming life and property including agriculture destruction. This announcement will allow state forest authorities and people with license gun can kill them and maintain balance population of pigs. MoEFCC has rejected forest department’s proposal to declare Neel Gai (blue bull) as vermin. Currently, some animals like the common crow, fruit bats, mice and rats have been listed as vermin in Schedule V of WPA.
Maharashtra tops in internet readiness index
According to report “Index of Internet readiness of Indian states” by Internet and mobile Association of India(IAMAI) the order of states are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana and Tamil Nadu. The Internet Index has been arrived on basis of e-infrastructure, e-participation, IT services and egovernance. This report based on not only services and but also usage of citizens for Example Madhya Pradesh score very high in terms of citizen participation, but ranks low in other components hence it is 14th position Among smaller states a Delhi on top in Internet readiness followed by puducherry and Goa among Union territories Chandigarh ranks top.
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