349 new species of flora and fauna discovered in the past one year in India

Scientists and taxonomists in India have discovered 349 new species of flora and fauna in the past one year. Of these discovered flora and fauna 173 species are genera of plants and 176 species of animals. The list of new ..

Tags: Current Affairs 2016 • Environment • Himalayas

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015

5th International “Sagarmatha Day” (Mount Everst Day) celebrated in Nepal

5th International Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) Day celebrated in Nepal. Objective: To mark the first successful climb to the world’s highest peak Mount Everest. The day is celebrated every year to propagate the message of Nepal across the world not only ..

Tags: Edmund Hillary • Himalayas • Jamling Tenzing Norgay • Landforms • Lobsang Tshering

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Sustainable Mountain Development Summit kicks off in Gangtok

2nd Sustainable Mountain Development Summit begins in Gangtok in Sikkim. ‘Sikkim Declaration’ that will highlight key concerns of the Himalayan region will conclude the summit. Following the Summit, The Global Legislators Organization for Balanced Environment may open its State Branch ..

Tags: Gangtok • Geography • Himalayas • Northeast India • Sikkim

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Category: Summits and Conferences

Agroclimatic Regions in India

For resource development, the country has been broadly divided into fifteen agricultural regions based on agroclimatic features, particularly soil type, climate including temperature and rainfall and its variation and water resources availability as under: Western Himalayan division Eastern Himalayan division ..

Tags: Biogeographic classification of India • Ganges • Geography • Himalayas • Indo-Gangetic Plain