Tiger reserves of India Current Affairs, GK & News
India’s First Hot Air Balloon Safari
The Forest Minister of Madhya Pradesh recently launched the first hot air balloon safari of India in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve of India in MP. There are several hot air balloon rides in the country. However, this is the first hot air balloon safari. About Hot Air Balloon Ride The hot air balloon ride is ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: 2019 Ballon d'Or • Bandhavgarh Tiger REserve • buffer area • Kanha Tiger Reserve • Tiger Reserve • Tiger reserves of India
Uttarakhand Cabinet approves 377 sq km area for ESZ
Corbett Tiger Reserve is located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The Jim Corbett National park is known for its rich flora and fauna, especially Bengal tigers. Recently, the state cabinet of Uttarakhand approved an area of 377 sq km for the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ), which is proposed for the Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR). As ..
Topics: Eco-Sensitive Zone • Royal Bengal Tigers • Tiger reserves of India • Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand government to form a Special Tiger Force (STF) for Corbett Tiger Reserve
The Uttarakhand government has decided to form a Special Tiger Force (STF) for Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR). The force will have 85 posts & will help serve as the much needed second layer of protection for the big cat at the CTR. The STPF will be effective in checking illegal human intrusion into the reserve ..
Topics: Endangered species • Environmental conservation • Felids • Jim Corbett National Park • Nainital district • National symbols of India • Poaching • Project Tiger • Tiger • Tiger reserves of India • Tigers in India • Uttarakhand
National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) releases study titled “Economic Valuation of Tiger Reserves in India: A Value+ Approach”
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has released a study titled “Economic Valuation of Tiger Reserves in India: A Value+ Approach”. The study is authored by the Centre for Ecological Services Management at the Indian Institute of Forest Management (Bhopal). It estimates the economic valuation of Bandipur Tiger Reserve and 9 other tiger reserves in ..
Topics: Bengal tiger • Book:Tiger Reserves in India • Conservation in India • Conservation-reliant species • Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests • Environmental conservation • Felids • National symbols of India • Tiger reserves of India • Tigers in India
2018 Tiger Census report released by PM Modi
On the occasion of 2019 International Tiger Day (ITD), Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the results of the 4th cycle of All India Tiger Estimation report 2018 in New Delhi. The count of tigers in India has risen to 2967 in 2018. The rise in tiger numbers was in conformity with the average annual growth ..
Topics: Chhindwara district • Conservation-reliant species • Endangered species • Environmental conservation • Felids • International Tiger Day • National symbols of India • Pench • Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary • Seoni district • Tiger • Tiger reserves of India