Daily Current Affairs 2026, Date wise Current Affairs | Current Affairs in English and Hindi

Get the Daily and Latest Current Affairs 2026 on our website. These current affairs are Updated by our specialists and are relevant for all competitive tests UPSC, SSC, IAS, Railway-RRB, UPPSC, and Other State Government and Central Jobs/Exams.

India's proposal for enhance protection to Leith's softshell turtle adopted at wildlife summit

Category : International
Published on: November 29 2022 Share on facebook

  • India's proposal for enhancing protection status to Leith's softshell turtle has been adopted at the world wildlife conference in Panama.
  • The country also proposed to give a higher degree of protection to the red-crowned roofed turtle or 'Batagur Kachuga' and received wide support from other parties at the 19th meeting of the Conference of Parties (CoP 19) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) being held in Panama City from November 14 to 25.
  • Leith's softshell turtle is a large freshwater soft-shelled turtle which inhabits rivers and reservoirs. It is endemic to peninsular India.
  • The turtle species has been subject to intensive exploitation over the past 30 years.
  • It is listed on Schedule IV of the Wild Life Act, 1972.
Recent Post's

  • Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan released the Hindi edition of Dr. C. Palanivelu’s autobiography ‘Palanivelu GUTS’.

    Read More....

  • India launched the Responsible Nations Index (RNI) to promote ethical governance and sustainable development.

    Read More....

  • The IMF increased India’s GDP growth forecast for FY 2025–26 to 7.3% from 6.6%.

    Read More....

  • Nitin Nabin was elected unopposed as the new National President of the BJP, becoming its youngest chief.

    Read More....

  • The Election Commission of India will host the first IICDEM 2026 conference in New Delhi with delegates from over 70 countries.

    Read More....

  • India and the UAE have set a target to double bilateral trade to $200 billion by 2032.

    Read More....

  • The World Economic Forum barred Iran’s Foreign Minister from the Davos summit over human rights concerns.

    Read More....

  • The 6th Khelo India Winter Games began in Leh, Ladakh, with participation from 21 states and UTs.

    Read More....

  • India is expected to enter the upper-middle-income group by 2030, according to an SBI report.

    Read More....

  • Maharashtra signed investment MoUs worth ₹14.5 lakh crore at the World Economic Forum 2026.

    Read More....

2026 © and Powered By Graposs Edutech Private Limited

Terms & Condition Privacy Policy Disclaimer