Schedule I Current Affairs, GK & News
Olive Ridley Turtles stay away from Rushikulya river
The Olive Ridley Turtles in 2021 are staying away from the Rushikulya river. Millions of Olive Ridley turtle nest near the mouth of Rushikulya river. The nesting time of Olive Ridley turtles is between January and May. This year, they are yet to begin their nesting. In 2020, they began nesting in March. The turtle ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Bhitarkanika Mangroves • Bhitarkanika National Park • CITES • Gahirmatha Beach • Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary • IUCN • Olive ridley • Olive Ridley turtles • Oliver Ridley Turtle • Rushikulya • Rushikulya River • Rushikulya Rookery • Schedule I • Vulnerable • Wildlife Protection Act 1972
Sea Fans
In a joint operation by the forest officials of Assam and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, a huge seizure of marine life has been made in Assam. This haul includes 50kg of sea fan, a type of soft coral, among other. Corals are listed under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. Its possession ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Coral • Kamakhya • Kamakhya Temple • Schedule I • Wildlife Act • Wildlife Protection • Wildlife Protection Act
Asiatic Lion population increased
On June 10, 2020, PM Modi on Twitter announced about the increase in population of Asiatic Lions. Highlights The Asiatic Lion population has increased by 29%. It was 523 in 2015 and has increased to 674 in 2020. India has recorded 36% increase in distribution area of lions. It was 22,000 square kilo metres in ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Asiatic lions • Endangered • Gir Sanctuary • Gir Wildlife Sanctuary • Indian Lion • IUCN • IUCN Red List • PM Modi • Schedule I • Twitter • Wildlife Protection Act 1972
Ghumot to be declared Goa's heritage musical instrument
The Art and Culture Minister of Goa, Govind Gaude has announced that Ghumot, an indigenous earthen drum will soon be notified as a heritage instrument of Goa. Ghumot is an indigenous earthen drum fashioned as a designed clay pot, with the skin of the monitor lizard stretched taut across the pot’s mouth, forming a drumhead. Ghumot ..
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Topics: endangered wildlife species • Ganesh Chaturthi • Ghumot • Goa • heritage musical instrument • monitor lizard • percussion instrument • Schedule I • Wildlife Protection Act 1972