ENVIRONMENT
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Content-02 Project Elephant- The Indian elephant
Unit-03 Biodiversity Chapter-03 Conservation of Bio diversity Topic-04 Efforts to protect the animals in India Content-02 Project Elephant or Elephant Reserve To Download the Complete Notes — Click Here To See More in Environment — Click here CONSERVATION EFFORTS PROJECT ELEPHANT The Indian elephant Elephas maximus occurs in the central and southern Western Ghats, Northeast India, eastern India and northern India and in some parts of southern peninsular India. It is included in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES). It occurs in 16 of the 28 states in the…
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Content-04 Turtle, Tortoise and Terrapins
Unit-03 Biodiversity Chapter-03 Conservation of Bio diversity Topic-04 Efforts to protect the animals in India Content-04 Turtle, tortoise and Terrapins Click Here – To Download the Complete Notes To read More in Environment —Visit here Freshwater turtles A first-of-its-kind rehabilitation centre for freshwater turtles will be inaugurated in Bihar’s Bhagalpur forest division in January 2020. The rehab centre, spread over half a hectare, will be able to shelter 500 turtles at a time. According to a recent study conducted by Traffic India, around 11,000 turtles are being smuggled in India every year. According to environmentalists, the turtles play a significant role in the river by scavenging dead organic materials…
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Ozone Depletion ओजोन क्षरण
Unit-04 Climate Change, Chapter-03 ओजोन क्षरण (Ozone Depletion) Click Here — To Download the Complete Notes भूमिका (Introduction) ओजोन परत पृथ्वी के वायुमंडल में (समताप मंडल के अंतर्गत) प्राकृतिक ओजोन गैस की एक मेखला है, जो सूर्य द्वारा उत्सर्जित हानिकारक पराबैंगनी किरणों (Ultra Violet Rays) से रक्षा के लिये कवच का कार्य करती है। इस सुरक्षात्मक आवरण का मानव द्वारा क्षरण हो रहा है एवं यह क्षरण न सिर्फ उत्तरी एवं दक्षिणी ध्रुव के ऊपर बल्कि यह समूचे ताप कटिबंधों के ऊपर हो रहा है। यह क्षरण ओजोन गैस की वायुमंडलीय गैसों से रासायनिक अभिक्रिया के फलस्वरूप ऑक्सीजन में बदलने से संपन्न हो रहा है। ओजोन या ट्राइऑक्सीजन (03) एक…
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Red Panda Project in India
Red Panda Red Panda is closely associated with montane forests with dense bamboo-thicket. It is found Sikkim, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh. It is poached for its meat, and for use in medicines, and as a pet. Hence, statement 1 and 2 are correct. The IUCN has categorized Red Panda as ‘Endangered’. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect. Earlier in vulnerable category but now in Endangered category Population has plausibly declined by 50% over the last three Sikkim, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh State Animal of Sikkim – Red Panda Red Panda Status· IUCN: Endangered CITES Appendix I Wildlife (Protection) Act Schedule I 1972, Specific Area Biosphere Reserve Nokrek East…
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Project Crocodile, Gharial and Mugger
Project Crocodile, Gharial and Mugger Crocodile species in India Three Species of crocodilians Three Species of crocodilians are found in India: (1) Gharial (Or freshwater crocodile) , (2) Saltwater crocodile; and (3) Mugger crocodile. Odisha is the only State in India having all three species — gharial, mugger and saltwater crocodile. Gharials Gharials (Critically Endangered) once thrived in all the major river systems of the Indian Subcontinent. Today, they are extinct in the Indus River, in the Brahmaputra of Bhutan and Bangladesh, and in the Irrawaddy River. Their distribution is now limited to only 2% of their former Mugger (or marsh) The mugger (or marsh) crocodile (Vulnerable) is a freshwater…
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Biosphere Reserve in India & MAB Programme
Biosphere Reserve of India Click Here — To Download the Complete Notes of Biosphere Reserve with Extra Images, Facts and Important MCQs Introduction — Biosphere reserves are sites established by countries and recognized under UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme to promote sustainable development based on local community efforts and sound science. The programme of Biosphere Reserve was initiated by UNESCO in 1971. The purpose of the formation of the biosphere reserve is to conserve in situ all forms of life, along with its support system, in its totality, so that it could serve as a referral system for monitoring and evaluating changes in natural ecosystems. Biosphere reserves are…
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Project Tiger & Tiger Reserve in India
Click Here – To Download the Complete Notes of Project Tiger and the Tiger Reserve With Multiple Images. That PDF contains all the information of Tiger Reserve and Project Tiger needed in the UPSC and other civil Service Examinations – Project Tiger – Tiger Conservation Indian tiger population at the end of the 20th century was estimated at 20,000 to 40,000 individuals. The first country-wide tiger census conducted in 1972 estimated the population to comprise a little more than 1,800 individuals, an alarming reduction in tiger population. In 1973, Project Tiger was launched in the Palamau Tiger Reserve, and various tiger reserves were created in the country based on…