Context The isolated UK Overseas Territory of Tristan da Cunha, which is home to the world’s most remote human settlement, declared the largest fully protected marine reserves in the Atlantic…
Context The International Ramsar Convention on Wetlands has declared Nandur Madhameshwar Wetland in Niphad tahsil of Nashik district as Ramsar wetland. This is the first wetland in the state and…
Context The Sur Sarovar, a bird haven in Agra (UP) got the designation as a ‘Ramsar sites’, getting the highest level of protection. Read Now: Lonar lake declared as 41st…
Context Recently, Buldhana district's Lonar lake has been declared a Ramsar site, a conservation status conferred by International Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. It has been declared as the 41st place…
Context Recently, landslides have been reported at the Nayamakkad tea estate at Pettimudy which is located about 30 km from Munnar, adjacent to the Eravikulam National Park (ENP), Kerala. Back to…
Context Recently, a clash took place between Van Gujjars and the Uttarakhand forest officials in the Rajaji National Park. Back to Basics About Van Gujjars: forest-dwelling nomadic communities in the country.…
Context Recently, the proposal to declare Shivalik forest in western Uttar Pradesh as a tiger reserve is gaining support among officials, experts and wildlife enthusiasts. Key Details The Uttarakhand government’s…
Narcondam, India's easternmost Island, is a small volcanicisland located in the northern Andaman Sea. It was classified as a dormant volcanoby the Geological Survey of India. Narcondam Island Wildlife Sanctuary is notified as a…
Context The Maharashtra government declared the Tillari forest area in the Dodamarg and Sawantwadi range in coastal Sindhudurg district as a conservation reserve area. Back to Basics Maharashtra has 62…
Context Recently, researchers have found Ophiocordyceps nutans (fungi) for the first time in central India, while setting out on a plant survey at the Kanger Valley National Park in Bastar, Chhattisgarh. Earlier, these have been reported…
