Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve Current Affairs, GK & News

Scorpaenospsis neglecta: Rare fish found in Gulf of Mannar

June 1, 2020

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 ..

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K Dhanya Sanal is first woman to climb peak of 1,868-metre-high Agasthyarkoodam

February 19, 2019

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 ..

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Fimbristylis agasthyamalaensis: New plant species discovered in Western Ghats

April 3, 2018

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 ..

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India’s Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve included in UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves

March 22, 2016

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 ..

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