About Nagarhole National Park also known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park is located in the two districts of Karnataka, namely Mysore and Kodagu. The park was established as a wildlife sanctuary in 1955 and was upgraded into a national park …
This plant species was recently found in Sikkim Himalayas. This species was found near the Teesta river valley region after a gap of nearly 136 years. The last sighting of this plant was done in 1875. This species is also …
The Central Zoo Authority was established as a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment & Forests by the Government of India in the year 1992. The Authority consists of a Chairman, ten members and a Member Secretary. It is …
The United Nations hosted its first Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, 1972 which resulted in the Stockholm Declaration of 1972. The declaration emphasizes to lessen air, land, and water pollution and human impact on the environment. India enacted …
Exotic species Exotic species, often referred to as alien, nonnative, nonindigenous, or introduced species, are those that occur in areas outside of their natural geographic range. The presence of an exotic species may have a significant effect on the local …
About Kala-azar: Kala-azar, also called Visceral leishmaniasis, is the most severe form of leishmaniasis and, without proper diagnosis and treatment, is associated with high fatality. Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. It is transmitted …
About Gee’s golden langur (Trachypithecus geei), also known simply as the golden langur, is an Old World monkey found in a small region of western Assam and in the neighboring foothills of the Black Mountains of Bhutan. An endangered species …
About IITM The Institute was founded as the Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) in 1962 at Pune, as a distinct unit of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). It is under the Ministry of Earth Sciences. IITM is a premiere research …
About NGT The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is a statutory body that was established in 2010 by the National Green Tribunal Act. The principal bench of the NGT is located in Delhi, with other benches sitting in Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata …
Why in News ? Recently, the 15 year old pregnant elephant in Kerala was found dead because it accidentally consumed a cracker-stuffed fruit which exploded in its mouth in the Silent Valley forest. It died in the Velliyar River a …