Great Indian Bustard: Gujarat's New Action Plan and the Race to Revive a Critically Endangered Grassland Bird

On 14 September 2026, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav concluded a two-day conservation review in Kachchh, Gujarat, with a field visit to the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) Soft Release Centre at Naliya. A day earlier at Bhuj, he released the Gujarat Action Plan for Great Indian Bustard Conservation, prepared by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) with the Gujarat Forest Department.