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01/06/22 08:59 AM IST

NTPC releases Biodiversity Policy for conservation and restoration of biodiversity

In News 
  • NTPC Ltd, India’s largest integrated energy producer has issued renewed Biodiversity Policy 2022 to establish a comprehensive vision and guiding principle for conservation, restoration, and enhancement of biodiversity.
Features of Policy 
  • This Biodiversity Policy is an integral part of NTPC’s Environmental Policy.
  • Its objectives are aligned with environmental and sustainability policies.
  • Moreover, the policy is also designed to support all the professionals of the NTPC Group to help them contribute toward the achievement of the targets set in this field.
  • The policy  aims to adopt systematic consideration of local threats to biodiversity beyond the company’s business activities.
  • NTPC was the first PSU to issue Biodiversity Policy in 2018.
  • In the same year, NTPC became a member of the India Business & Biodiversity Initiative (IBBI).
  • In a major initiative undertaken by NTPC, it has signed a five-year agreement with Andhra Pradesh Forest Department for conservation of Olive Ridley Turtles in the coastline of Andhra Pradesh.

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