Recently, the National Research Centre on Yak (NRCY) at Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Kameng district has tied up with the National Insurance Company Ltd. for insuring the high-altitude yak. 

• NRCY is a premier research institute exclusively engaged in research and development of yak in India. It was established in 1989 by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. 

• About High-Altitude Yak: 

• The Yak belong to the Bovini tribe, which also includes bison, buffaloes, and cattle. It can tolerate temperatures as low as-40 degrees Celsius. 
• They are endemic to the Tibetan Plateau and the adjacent high-altitude regions. 
• The yak-rearing states of India are Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. 
• IUCN Red list status: Vulnerable 

• CITES: Appendix I 
• Indian WildLife (Protection) Act of 1972: Schedule I 

Source: The Hindu