Nandadevi Biosphere Reserve Subject: Environment Context: Focus back on Himalayan ecosystem where a hydel project behind Nandadevi Biosphere Reserve (Uttarakhand) was washed away on Rishi Ganga river. Concept: It is India’s most pristine high-altitude landscapes and a UNESCO world heritage site. The core areas the Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks, […]

    MEGHAMALAITIGER RESERVE Subject : Environment Context : The Srivilliputhur Megamalai Tiger Reserve is the fifth tiger reserve in Tamil Nadu. In a government order issued on Monday, Forests Secretary Sandeep Saxena announced the creation of the reserve. Concept : The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has approved the creation of the fifth tiger […]

    WORLD’S SMALLEST REPTILE Subject : Environment Context :A chameleon discovered in the island country of Madagascar by scientists from Germany and Madagascar may be the world’s smallest adult reptile. The discovery has been reported in the journal Scientific Reports. Concept : The team found one male and one female of the species, named […]

    CHIPKO MOVEMENT Subject : Environment Context : In Raini, village of Chipko movement, people spending nights in forests. Concept : In fear of a recurrence of more calamites after disaster struck the area on Sunday, residents of Raini village spent Sunday night in the forest, about 1-km from their homes. Chipko movement: Chipko […]

    SUNDERBANS Subject : Environment Context : Sunderban’s wild honey hunters eye GI tag. Concept : Sundarbans Mangrove Forest The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world, lies across India and Bangladesh on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal. It is […]