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It is a statutory body established by the Government of India to combat organised wildlife crime.  \no Legal Basis: Constituted under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972; became operational in 2008.  \no Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).  \no Headquarters: New Delhi.  \no Composition: Multidisciplinary body comprising officials from Police, Forest, Customs and other intelligence and enforcement agencies.  \no Functions: Collects wildlife crime intelligence, coordinates enforcement, maintains a centralised database, strengthens investigation and prosecution, and advises the Government on related policies and laws.  \no International Cooperation: Implements India's obligations under international conventions, assists foreign authorities and international organisations, and liaises with INTERPOL's Environmental Crime Programme and the World Customs Organization.  \no Assists in implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); India became a party in 1976. WCCB supports enforcement through training and species-identification assistance.  \no Statutory Bodies Formed Under Wildlife Protection Act:  \no National Board for Wildlife (NBWL): chaired by the Prime Minister and advises the Central Government on wildlife conservation.  \no State Board for Wildlife (SBWL): chaired by the Chief Minister; advises the State Government on wildlife conservation and protected areas.  \no Central Zoo Authority (CZA): established under MoEFCC chaired by MoEFCC Minister ; regulates zoos by granting recognition and prescribing standards for animal care and management.  \no National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA): established in 2006; chaired by MoEFCC Minister, oversees tiger conservation, tiger reserves and implementation of Project Tiger.  \nNational Green Tribunal (NGT)  \nNGT directed Madhya Pradesh to probe alleged official–sand mafia collusion in illegal sand mining.  \no What is It? The National Green Tribunal is a Statutory Body, established in 2010 under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010.  \no It is a specialized judicial body for expeditious environmental dispute resolution and enforcement of environmental laws in India.  \no Guiding Principles: It is not bound by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, but is guided by the Principles of Natural Justice.  \no Composition: It is headed by the Chairperson (retired Supreme Court/ Chief Justice of a High Court) who is appointed by the Central Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and has at least ten but not more than twenty judicial members and at least ten but not more than twenty expert members.  \no Jurisdiction: It has jurisdiction over all civil cases related to the environment under seven specific Central Acts, including the Water Act (1974), the Water Cess Act(1977), the Air Act (1981), the Forest (Conservation) Act (1980),the Environment (Protection) Act (1986), the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 and the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.  \no Features:  \no Decisions of the Tribunal are binding.  \no Its jurisdiction excludes the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006.  \no As per the Act, appeals against NGT orders lie directly with the Supreme Court.  \no Principles of Natural Justice: A flexible, unwritten set of rules ensuring fairness, impartiality and the right tobe heard.  \no Other Bodies working on this Principle: Central Administrative Tribunal, Competition Commission of India.  \nRTI  \nThe Delhi High Court denied disclosure of the Prime Minister’s foreign travel records under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, citing national security exemptions.  \no What is It? 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