October 25, 2025 11:05 AM

NBA releases ₹18.3 lakh to UP, Sikkim BMCs for biodiversity conservation

The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has disbursed ₹18.3 lakh to Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) in Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim as part of the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanism under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. The funds were transferred through the respective State Biodiversity Boards to the Narrau village BMC in Akrabad Kaul Taluk, Aligarh District, Uttar Pradesh, and the Lampokhari Lake Area BMC in Aritar, Sikkim. The financial allocation stems from the utilis...