Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve Current Affairs, GK & News
Scorpaenospsis neglecta: Rare fish found in Gulf of Mannar
The Researchers at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute have found a rare fish from the Gulf of Mannar. The specimen was deposited at the National Marine Biodiversity Museum of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI). Highlights The fish is locally called Scorpion Fish for its venomous tail. When the spines in the tail pierces ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve • Biosphere Reserve • Gulf of Mannar • India-United Nations • Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve • New Species • Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
K Dhanya Sanal is first woman to climb peak of 1,868-metre-high Agasthyarkoodam
K Dhanya Sanal, a spokesperson for the defence ministry in Thiruvananthapuram, has created history by becoming the first woman to climb the peak of 1,868-metre-high Agasthyarkoodam in January 2019 after the High court removed traditional restrictions on women from scaling the peak. Agasthyarkoodam is a part of the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve which lies on the ..
Topics: Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve • Agastya • Agastya Mala • Kani • Kerala • Kerala Kingdom • States and union territories of India • Thiruvananthapuram • Tourism in Kerala
Fimbristylis agasthyamalaensis: New plant species discovered in Western Ghats
Researchers have discovered new grass-like plant species named Fimbristylis agasthyamalaensis in Ponmudi hills within the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot. It has been classified as sedge, the grass-like plant and has been named after the locality from which it was found. Key Facts The new species of plant belongs to the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Topics: Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve • Environment • Fimbristylis agasthyamalaensis • New plant species • Western Ghats
India’s Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve included in UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves
India’s Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve (ABR) was included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It was included along with other 19 sites at the International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere (ICCMAB) programme of UNESCO that concluded recently in Lima, Peru. With the addition ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Topics: Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve • Chhattisgarh • Current Affairs 2016 • Environment • Odisha • UNESCO • World Network of Biosphere Reserves