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National Wildlife Week, 2020
Every year National Wildlife Week is celebrated in India between October 2nd and October 8th. It is being celebrated since 1954. The main objective of celebrating the day is to save the lives of Indian animals by taking critical steps. The week is celebrated under the following theme Theme: RoaR (Roar and Revive) – Exploring ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Biodiversity • Biodiversity hotspot • national wildlife week • United Nations Development Programme • United Nations Environment Programme • Wildlife • Wildlife Act • Wildlife conservation • Wildlife law
“Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates”
Recently, a study titled “Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates” published in the journal PLOS Biology has reported that human impacts on species occur across 84% of the earth’s surface. A team of scientists led by James Allan (University of Queensland) found this when they mapped the distribution of 8 human activities — ..
Topics: Biodiversity hotspot • Ecology • Geography of Coimbatore • Geography of India • Landforms of India • States and union territories of India • Western Ghats
Western Ghats bags 4th best tourist spot in Lonely Planet’s top five “2018 Best in Asia” list
The Western Ghats (India) bagged the 4th best tourist spot in Lonely Planet’s top five “2018 Best in Asia” list, a collection of 10 of the best destinations to visit in the continent for the year. The Western Ghats is older than the Himalayas and well known for its rich and unique flora and fauna. ..
Topics: Biodiversity hotspot • Geography of Coimbatore • Geography of India • Landforms of India • States and union territories of India • Western Ghats