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2021-05-22 16:45:03 #Species_Critically_Endangered

Saola

The saola was discovered in May 1992 during a joint survey carried out by the Ministry of Forestry of Vietnam and WWF in north-central Vietnam. The team found a skull with unusual long, straight horns in a hunter's home and knew it was something extraordinary.

Saola (pronounced: sow-la) are recognized by two parallel horns with sharp ends, which can reach 20 inches in length and are found on both males and females. Meaning “spindle horns” in Vietnamese, they are a cousin of cattle but resemble an antelope.

Saola have striking white markings on the face and large maxillary glands on the muzzle, which could be used to mark territory or attract mates. They are found only in the Annamite Mountains of Vietnam and Laos.

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2021-05-22 13:30:02 Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary

Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, consisting primarily of a 120.82-square-kilometre (46.65 sq mi) lake and ambient marshes, is situated about 64 km to the west of Ahmedabad near Sanand Village, in the Gujarat state of India.

Mainly inhabited by migratory birds in winter and spring, it is the largest wetland bird sanctuary in Gujarat, and one of the largest in India. It was declared a bird sanctuary in April 1969.

The lake attracts over 210 species of birds in the winter, and harbors a variety of plants and animals. Besides a few mammalian species including the endangered wild ass and the black buck, its migratory bird population includes rosy pelicans, flamingoes, white storks, brahminy ducks and herons.

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2021-05-21 13:30:01 #National_Parks_India

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Kanha National Park

Kanha National Park is a national park and a Tiger Reserve in the Mandla and Balaghat districts of Madhya Pradesh, India.

In the 1930s, Kanha area was divided into two sanctuaries, Hallon and Banjar, of 250 and 300 km² .

Kanha National Park was created on 1 June 1955. Today it stretches over an area of 940 km² in the two districts Mandla and Balaghat. Together with a surrounding buffer zone of 1,067 km² and the neighboring 110 km² Phen Sanctuary it forms the Kanha Tiger Reserve."Kanha Tiger Reserve".

Madhya Pradesh Forest Department. Retrieved 14 April 2010. This makes it the largest National Park in Central India.

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2021-05-20 13:30:05 #UNESCO_world_heritage_sites

Khajuraho Group of Monuments

The Khajuraho Group of Monuments are a group of Hindu temples and Jain temples in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India, about 175 kilometres southeast of Jhansi. They are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The temples are famous for their nagara-style architectural symbolism and their erotic sculptures.

Most Khajuraho temples were built between 885 AD and 1050 AD by the Chandela dynasty. Historical records note that the Khajuraho temple site had 85 temples by the 12th century, spread over 20 square kilometers. Of these, only about 25 temples have survived, spread over six square kilometers.

Of the surviving temples, the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple is decorated with a profusion of sculptures with intricate details, symbolism and expressiveness of ancient Indian art .

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2021-05-19 10:31:50 #Environment_Organisations

Genetic Engineering Advisory Committee

Established according to the Rules for Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and Storage of Hazardous Microorganisms/Genetically Engineered Organisms or Cells 1989’ in accordance with the Environment Protection Act, 1986 and works under Dept of Biotechnology, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate change

Approves filed trails for genetically modifies crops and can take punitive action for non-compliance.

Appraise the activities including large scale use of catastrophic micro-organisms and industrial production from an environmental perspective.

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2021-05-18 17:48:02 #WILD_Life_sancturies

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Keoladeo National Park

Keoladeo National Park is located some 2km (1 ¼ miles ) south of Bharatpur city in Rajasthan state of India. Jaipur , the state capital of Rajasthan is about 175 km (109 miles ) west of Bharatpur.

The park has a history of at least 250 years. Originally this was a low land river basin. In 1726 Suraj Mal, the maharaja of Bharatpur (a princely state at that time ), constructed a bund across the confluence of the two rivers Gambhir and Banganga. The lowland was flooded and turned into a manmade water body. This attracted numerous spices of birds , especially the aquatic birds. Bharatpur happened to be in the natural path of the migratory birds.

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2021-05-18 08:30:03 #Environment_Acts

The Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules, 17 July 2000

The rules are framed under the jurisdiction of the Environment (Protection) Act.

These Rules set the deadlines for phasing out of various ODSs, besides regulating production, trade import and export of ODSs and the product containing ODS.

These Rules prohibit the use of CFCs in manufacturing various products beyond 1st January 2003 except in metered-dose inhaler and for other medical purposes.

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2021-05-17 08:30:02 #Mangroves_forests

Pulicat Lake

Pulicat Lagoon is the second largest brackish water lagoon in India, after Chilika Lake. Pulicat Lagoon is considered to be the second largest brackish water body in India measuring 759 square kilometres (293 sq mi).

The lagoon is one of the three important wetlands to attract northeast monsoon rain clouds during the October to December season in the Tirupati Region.

The lagoon is aligned parallel to the coast line with its western and eastern parts covered with sand ridges. Area of the lagoon varies with the tide; 450 square kilometres (170 sq mi) in high tide and 250 square kilometres (97 sq mi) in low tide. Its length is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) with width varying from 0.2 kilometres (0.12 mi) to 17.5 kilometres (10.9 mi). Climate of the lagoon coast line is dominated by tropical monsoons.

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