Botanical Survey of India Current Affairs, GK & News
Five new shrub Frogs species found in Western Ghats
The researchers from India and United States have found the five new species of shrub frogs. These species of the frog were discovered from the Western Ghats which is a globally recognised biodiversity hotspot. Key Facts The five species of the frogs belong to Old World tree frog of family called Rhacophoridae. These species were ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Biodiversity hotspot • Botanical Survey of India • Five species of Shrub Frog • Western Ghats
Portulaca laljii: New Species of Wild Sun Rose
The scientists have discovered a new species called Portulaca laljii. It is a wild Sun Rose found in the Eastern Ghats. About Portulaca laljii The Portulaca lajii was discovered in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. The unique features of Portulaca lajii are as follows: Tuberous Roots. A tuberous root is a storage root. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Botanical Survey of India • Eastern Ghats • IUCN • IUCN Red list of Threatened Species • New Species • portualca lajii • sun rose
Ministry of AYUSH sign agreement to boost Medicinal Plant Cultivation
On September 24, 2020, the National Medicinal Plants Board operating under the Ministry of AYUSH signed a Memorandum of Understanding with major Herbal industrial bodies and other major AYUSH industries to promote medicinal plant cultivation. Highlights The industrial bodies that signed the agreement include ADMA (Ayurvedic Drug Manufacturer Association), FICCI, CII, ANMOI (Ayurvedic Medicines Manufacturers ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Botanical Survey of India • Medicinal plants • Ministry of Ayush • NAtional AYUSH Mission • national medicinal plants board
Scientists from BSI recently discover two new species of Zingiber
Scientists from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have recently discovered two new species of Zingiber (commonly referred to as ginger) in the Peren district and Dimapur district of Nagaland. Of the two species, Zingiber dimapurense is taller in size, with leafy shoots measuring 90-120 cm high, whereas the leafy shoots of Zingiber perenense reach up ..
Topics: Botanical Survey of India • Ginger • Medicinal plants • Officinalis • Peren • Plants • Spices • Zingiber • Zingiberoideae
India is home to 1,256 species of orchid: 1st comprehensive survey
According to the first comprehensive census of orchids of India titled ‘Orchids of India: A Pictorial Guide’, India is home to 1,256 species of orchid. The census containing photographs of 775 species is published recently by the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) was unveiled in early July 2019 Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Appendix II of CITES • Bio Geographic Zones of India • Botanical Survey of India • Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change • Orchid Species in Inida • Orchids of India: A Pictorial Guide • Union Ministry of Environment