21st Steering Committee of Project Elephant meets in Dehradun
On 26 June 2025, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav chaired the 21st Steering Committee Meeting of Project Elephant at the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun (Uttarakhand).
Summary
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav chaired the 21st Steering Committee Meeting of Project Elephant at the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun on 26 June 2025. The meeting stressed community involvement in managing human-elephant conflict. It noted surveys of 3,452.4 km of sensitive railway stretches, with 77 high-risk areas identified, and 1,911 DNA profiles of captive elephants completed across 22 states. World Elephant Day 2025 (12 August) will be held in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, with the Gaj Gaurav Awards. Project Elephant was launched in February 1992 as a centrally sponsored scheme (static).
Key facts
- Meeting
- 21st Steering Committee, Project Elephant
- Venue
- IGNFA, Dehradun
- Chair
- Bhupender Yadav
- Railway surveys
- 3,452.4 km; 77 high-risk areas
- Captive elephant DNA profiles
- 1,911 across 22 states
- World Elephant Day 2025
- 12 August, Coimbatore; Gaj Gaurav Awards
- Project Elephant launched (static)
- February 1992, centrally sponsored scheme
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Where was the 21st Steering Committee Meeting of Project Elephant held on 26 June 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun
PIB: the 21st Steering Committee Meeting of Project Elephant was held at the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun.
Project Elephant, a centrally sponsored scheme, was launched in which year?
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Correct answer: C — 1992
PIB backgrounder: Project Elephant, a centrally sponsored scheme, was launched in February 1992.
As discussed at the 21st Steering Committee of Project Elephant, where will World Elephant Day 2025 be celebrated, along with the Gaj Gaurav Awards?
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Correct answer: D — Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
PIB: the Committee discussed preparations for World Elephant Day on 12 August 2025 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, where the Gaj Gaurav Awards will also be presented.