Jim Corbett Current Affairs, GK & News
FSI Report on Tiger Safari Project in Corbett Tiger Reserve
Thousands of trees were illegally cut down in the Corbett Tiger Reserve by the Uttarakhand government for the implementation of a safari project. Key facts A survey by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) revealed that 6,093 trees were illegally cut down in the Corbett Tiger Reserve for the Pakhro tiger safari project. Only 163 ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Corbett • Corbett National Park • Corbett Tiger Reserve • Forest Survey of India • James Corbett • Jim Corbett • Jim Corbett National Park • National Tiger Conservation Authority • Union Ministry of Environment • Union Ministry of Environment and Forest
International Tiger Day
The International Tiger Day is observed on 29 July as an annual reminder of the agreement to save the fast disappearing tigers and raise awareness about the giant feline. This agreement was signed by several tiger-hosting countries at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit which was organized in Russia in the year 2010. What the agreement ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Jim Corbett • Jungle • National Tiger Conservation Authority • Project Tiger • Tiger
“Jim Corbett – Friend of the Wild” – Book to pay tribute to Jim Corbett
To celebrate the 137th birth anniversary of legendary conservationist Jim Corbett, Amar Chitra Katha will release a his graphic biography in bookstores across the country on July 25, 2012. The book titled “Jim Corbett – Friend of the Wild” describes Corbett’s life of the famous hunter and nature protectionist. Who was Jim Corbett? He was ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Topics: Corbett • James Corbett • Jim Corbett • Kumaon • Nainital • States and union territories of India • Subdivisions of India • Thak man-eater • Tiger attack • Tigers in India • Tourism in Uttarakhand • Uttarakhand