7 Feb2022. Introduction: The Habitat management was launched in Sariska Tiger Reserve around June 2020. This has increased the number of tigers in the region. The tiger population in the reserve has increased to 25. Under habitat management, water holes and grasslands were developed. Other recent changes New routes have been opened for the tourists. […]

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7 Feb2022. Introduction: On February 6, 2022, Cyclone Barsirai made landfall on coast of Madagascar, killing at least six people. It was an intense tropical cyclone. Highlights Cyclone had the packing winds of 235 km/h. It struck the Mananjary district, which is around 530 kilometres southeast of the capital Antananarivo. It has resulted into widespread […]

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7Feb 2022. Introduction: Researchers of Department of Zoology from Christ College, Irinjalakuda, discovered a new species of spider from Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary and new species of millipede from the campus of University of Calicut, Tenhipalam. Carrhotus tholpettyensis This new species of spider was discovered from moist deciduous forest of Tholpetty range of wildlife sanctuary in […]

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6 Feb 2022. Introduction: On World Wetlands Day, that is, on February 2, the Aravalli Biodiversity Park was announced as the first Other Effective Area – based Conservation Measures site, OECM site. What is OECM? The OECM tag is provided by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN. According to IUCN, the OECM sites […]

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5 Feb 2022. Introduction: Recently scientists found that the highest glacier on the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest is melting at a faster rate. It is the South Col glacier and the glacier has lost 54 metres of thickness in the last 25 years. About the melting The South Col glacier is located at a […]

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