Appointment of Non Official Members in the NBA

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-12082026-275400 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4263] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2026/SHRAVAN 20, 1948 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 7th August, 2026 S.O. 4441(E).— WHEREAS the Central Government established the National Biodiversity Authority under sub-sections (1) and (4) of section 8 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (18 of 2003) vide notification number S.O. 1147(E), dated the 1st October, 2003, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii); AND WHEREAS the Central Government has issued various notification in this regard to appoint the members of the Authority from time to time; NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 8 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (18 of 2003), the Central Government hereby appoints the following members to the National Biodiversity Authority with effect from 06th September, 2026 and for that purpose makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests vide number S.O. 1147 (E), dated the 1st October, 2003, namely:- 1. In the said notification, under the sub-heading, "Non-official members under clause (d) of sub-section (4) of section 8", for the serial numbers (18) to (22) and entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be substituted, namely:- "(18) Dr. Aditya Kumar Joshi (upto 05.09.2029) (19) Dr. Hanchinal R. Ramappa (upto 05.09.2029) (20) Dr. Gouri Joshi (upto 05.09.2029) (21) Dr. Jaya Parkash Yadav (upto 05.09.2029) (22) Shri Cherukuru Venkateswara Prasad (upto 05.09.2029)". 2. The term of office of the members shall be for a period indicated against their names under paragraph 1 of this notification. [F. No. J-22018/46/2003-CSC(BC)Vol.III] TARUN KUMAR KATHULA, Scientist 'G' Note.- The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) vide number S.O. 1147 (E), dated the 1st October, 2003 and subsequently amended vide notifications numbers S.O. 497 (E), dated the 15th April, 2004; S.O. 262 (E), dated the 22nd February, 2007; S.O. 389 (E), dated the 15th February, 2010; S.O. 3299 (E), dated the 31st October, 2013; S.O. 1351 (E), dated the 7th April, 2016; S.O. 897 (E) dated the 21st March, 2017; S.O. 1850 (E), dated the 11th June, 2020; S.O. 1720(E), dated the 30th April, 2021; S.O. 289(E), dated the 15th January, 2025; F.No. J-22018/12/2003- CSC (BC)Vol.III dated the 06th October, 2025 and S.O. 5679(E), dated the 8th December, 2025.