Lions: Asiatic Cheetah (acinonyx jubantus): World’s fastest land mammal =112kmph. Tree-climbing clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa): Snow Leopard (2009): Only 7,500 estimated to be surviving in 2 million sqKm Himalayan & Central Asian mountains. Conservation status: Leopard: Small Cats: Project Tiger Tiger day: 29th July. Indian Tiger or Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris) are critical for…
Remember Normal Species: Population level considered normal for survival. For example, Cattle, sal, pine, rodents, etc. Endangered species: Danger of extinction. (due to negative factors) For example, Black buck, crocodile, Indian wild ass, Indian rhino, lion tailed macaque, sangai (brow anter deer in Manipur) Vulnerable Species: Population has declined, likely to move into endangered category…
BIOSPHERE RESERVES: A few Unique and representative ecosystems of terrestrial and coastal areas are internationally recognised within the framework of UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere (MAB) Programme. The Biosphere Reserve aims at achieving the three objectives as depicted: There are 18 Biosphere Reserves in India of which, four Biosphere Reserves are recognized by the World Network…
Forests are large ecosystems dominated by trees, plants, and wildlife. They cover about 31% of Earth’s land area. They provide oxygen, store carbon, regulate climate, and support biodiversity. They play a crucial role in ecosystem balance, water cycles, and livelihoods. Forests are classified into tropical, temperate, and boreal types. For example, Trees occupy the top…
The prefix ‘bio’ literally refers to something related to life and diversity refers to the variety. Biodiversity is the number and variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region. This term popularised by the American socio-biologist Edward Wilson. It refers to varieties of plants, animals and micro-organisms, genes they contain and the ecosystems they…
Ecology is a subject which studies the interactions among organisms and between the organism and its physical (abiotic) environment. Ecology is basically concerned with four levels of biological organisation: – Organisms: Individual living being that has ability to act or function independently. Populations: relation b/w the number of individuals of a population and the area…
For last 1 billion years, atmosphere and hydrosphere have been composed of same balance of chemical components. The balance of chemical elements is maintained by a cyclic passage through the tissues of plants and animals. Living organisms exist and survive in a diversity of associations – survival involves the presence of systemic flows such as…
Ecology: Greek words ‘oikos’ meaning ‘house’, ‘logy’ meaning the ‘science of’. Literally, ecology is the study of the earth as a ‘household’, of plants, human beings, animals and micro-organisms. They all live together as interdependent components. Types of Ecosystems: An ecosystem is too complex and big; It is divided into two basic categories: Ecotone: Junction…
A heat wave is a condition of air temperature that becomes fatal to the human body when exposed. It is a Qualitative definition. However, since it is not as visible as other disasters, we need a quantitative definition in order to identify a heat wave when it comes. Quantitatively, it is defined based on the…
Article 125 of Constitution of India deals with Salaries, etc., of Judges. Original Text of Article 125 of Constitution of India [(1) There shall be paid to the Judges of the Supreme Court such salaries as may be determined by Parliament by law and, until provision in that behalf is so made, such salaries as…