International Big Cat Alliance

August 22, 2025 2:48 PM

Govt grants UN-style privileges, immunities to International Big Cat Alliance

The government has extended privileges and immunities to the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) and its officials under the United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1947, Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav said on Friday. A government notification issued on August 8 formalised the move, following a Host Country Agreement between India and IBCA for its establishment in the country. The minister said the step enables the alliance to function effectively as a global platform for coope...

June 17, 2025 1:10 PM

India hosts first assembly of International Big Cat Alliance in Delhi

The first Assembly of the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), a global initiative envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the conservation of big cats, was held in New Delhi on Monday. The meeting was chaired by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and attended by ministerial delegations from nine countries, including Bhutan, Cambodia, Eswatini, Guinea, India, Liberia, Suriname, Somalia, and Kazakhstan. In his address, Bhupender Yadav highlighted India’s global leadership in w...

February 4, 2025 2:49 PM

International Big Cat Alliance officially comes into force as fully functional international legal entity

The International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) has officially come into force as a treaty-based, inter-governmental organisation, becoming a fully functional international legal entity on January 23. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), acting as the Depository for the Framework Agreement, confirmed that five countries – the Republic of Nicaragua, the Kingdom of Eswatini, the Republic of India, the Federal Republic of Somalia, and the Republic of Liberia – have deposited their instruments of ...