90th meeting of NBWL Standing Committee held in Dehradun; FSI and BISAG-N sign MoU
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav chaired the 90th meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife in Dehradun on 21 March 2026, where the Forest Survey of India and BISAG-N signed an MoU on geospatial and AI tools for forest fire management and wildlife conservation.
Summary
The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL), chaired by Bhupender Yadav in Dehradun, considered proposals in roads, drinking water supply, transmission lines, defence, irrigation and other infrastructure. The Forest Survey of India (FSI) and Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) signed an MoU to strengthen the use of geospatial technology, remote sensing and AI/ML tools in forest fire management, wildlife conservation and decision support. The committee reviewed progress on decisions of the 7th meeting of the NBWL, discussed environmental flows in the Chambal for dolphins, gharials and other aquatic fauna in lean seasons, conservation of grasslands and rangelands, and the dependence of nomadic and pastoral communities on Protected Areas.
Key facts
- Meeting
- 90th meeting, Standing Committee of NBWL
- Date & place
- 21 March 2026, Dehradun
- Chair
- Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav
- MoU
- Forest Survey of India and BISAG-N – geospatial/AI tools for forest fires and wildlife
- Issues
- Chambal e-flows for dolphins and gharials; grasslands and rangelands; pastoral communities in Protected Areas
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Where was the 90th meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife held on 21 March 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Dehradun
The meeting was chaired by Bhupender Yadav in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
At the 90th SC-NBWL meeting, the Forest Survey of India signed an MoU on geospatial and AI tools for forest fire management with:
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Correct answer: D — BISAG-N
FSI signed the MoU with the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N).