Some SSC Compatible facts from Environment & Wild-Life
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| Evironment and WildLife |
- Botanical survey of india (BSI) ➥ Kolkata
- Zoological survey of india (ZSI) ➥ Kolkata
- Central zoo authority ➥ New Delhi
- National zoological park (NZP) ➥ New Delhi
- Forst survey of india (FSI) ➥ Dehradun
- Forest research institute (FRI) ➥ Dehradun
- Forest research center (FRC) ➥ Hyderabad
- Centre for forestry research & human resource development (CFRHRD) ➥ Chhindwara
- Arid forest research institute (AFRI) ➥ Jodhpur
- Wild-Life institute of india (WII) ➥ Dehradun
- Indian institute of forests management (IIFM) ➥ Bhopal
- Indira Gandhi national forest academy (IGNFA) ➥ Dehradun
- National museum of natural history (NMNH) ➥ New Delhi
- National institute of animal welfair ➥ Faridabad
- Institute of wood science & technology (IWST) ➥ Bengaluru
- Rain forest research institute (RFRI) ➥ Jorhat
- Institute of forest productivity (IFP) ➥ Ranchi
- Institute of forest genetics and tree breeding (IFGTB) ➥ Coimbatore
- Tropical forstry research institute (TFRI) ➥ Jabalpur
- National biodiversity authority ➥ Chennai
- National ganga river basin authority ➥ Headed by P.M.
- National tiger conservation authority ➥ New Delhi
- Animal welfare board of india ➥ Chennai
- Central pollution control board ➥ New Delhi
Public sector undertaking
There is only 1 public sector undertaking under the minstry of environment and forests. It is Andaman & Nicobar forest plantation & development corporation.It is located in Port-Blair.
Biosphere reserves ↴
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| Indian Biosphere Reserves |
It was started by UNESCO in 1970 under the 'Man and Biosphere' (MAB) Programme.
The First biosphere reserve of the world was established in 1979.
Presently there are 16 existing biosphere reserves in india & out of which 7 have been recognised on world network of biosphere reserves by UNESCO,namely,
- Nilgiri (2000) ➡ First biosphere reserve of india ➡ Established in 1986 ➡ Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Karnataka.
- Sunderbans (2001) ➡ Established in 1989 ➡ West Bengal
- Gulf of mannar (2001) ➡ Established in 1989 ➡ Tamil Nadu
- Nanda Devi (2004) ➡ Established in 1988 ➡ Uttarakhand
- Nokrek (2009) ➡ Established in 1988 ➡ Meghalaya
- Pachmarhi (2009) ➡ Established in 1999 ➡ Madhya Pradesh
- Simlipal (2009) ➡ Established in 1994 ➡ Orissa
Key Ponts-:
- First biosphere reserve of india ➧ Nilgiri ➧ Established in 1986 ➧ Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Karnataka
- Second Largest bosphere reserve of india ➧ kachchh ➧ Established in 2008 ➧ Gujarat
- Last & Largest Bios[here rserve of india ➧ Cold Desert ➧ Established in 2009 ➧ J&K and Himachal Pradesh
- Smallest Biosphere reserve of india ➧ Dibru Saikhowa ➧ Established in 1997 ➧ Assam
Some Other Biosphere Reserve Of India
- Great Nicobar ➧ Established in 1989 ➧ Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Manas ➧ Established in 1989 ➧ Assam
- Dehang Debang ➧ Established in 1998 ➧ Arunachal Pradesh
- Agasthyamalai ➧ Established in 2001 ➧ Kerala
- Achanakmar-Amarkantak ➧ Established in 2005 ➧ Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
- Khangchen Dzonga ➧ Established in 2000 ➧ Sikkim.
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