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Prelims Facts:
Policy of Non-refoulement:
- UN has expressed concern over India’s decision of deporting 7 Rohingya refugees and has asked India to abide by the policy of non refoulement.
- Refoulement refers to expulsion of an individual or group who have the right to be recognised as refugees.
- The principle of non refoulement emphasises that a person should not be sent back / expelled unless the final determination of their status is pending.
- The principle is set out under the 1951 Convention relating to status of Refugees and its Protocol. (India is not a signatory).
Van Vihar National Park
- Van Vihar National Park is a located in the Bhopal district of the state of Madhya Pradesh.
- It is located adjacent to Upper Lake of Bhopal city at Madhya Pradesh in Central India.
- It harbors herbivores like Chital, Sambar, and blue bull under free ranging condition and the animals like tiger, lion, leopard, hyena, crocodile and gharial under captive condition
- Van Vihar Safari Park is a paradise for bird enthusiasts, where one could found birds like Peacocks, Munias, barlets, wagtails, bulbuls, orioles, Kala Teetar, Blue Kingfisher, Phakta and migratory birds such as Tree Pie and Drongo.