Hill Area Development Programmes were initiated during Fifth Five Year Plancovering 15 districts comprising all the hilly districts of Uttar... View Article
The Desert Development Programme was introduced as a centrally sponsored scheme in 1977- 78. It was launched to minimise the adverse effect of... View Article
Bunding, also called a bund wall, is a constructed retaining wall around storage where potentially polluting substances are handled, processed or... View Article
Rice can be contaminated by aflatoxins producing fungi when the climatic conditions become favorable for their growth in the field, during... View Article
The tropics include the Equator and parts of North America, South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The tropics account for 36 percent of the... View Article
Aflatoxin is not harmful to humans in mild doses. Large doses of aflatoxin, however, lead to acute poisoning (aflatoxicosis) that can be life... View Article
The African Savanna is important as they are crucial in protecting the rich biodiversity.. Along with being home to one of the world's most... View Article
The biggest impact of air pollution is adverse health effects. Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental risks responsible for more than... View Article
The cleanest country in the world is Denmark as per the Environmental Performance Index (EPI). Its EPI value is at 82.5. Denmark earned the rank... View Article
The Environmental Performance Index is an index that measures the performance of a country's environment policy based on indices such as air,... View Article
India ranked 168th in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) in 2020 while it ranked 177 in the 2018 edition of the EPI. India faces serious... View Article
The Greater Himalayan National Park has no tiger. It has animals such as Himalayan brown bear, blue sheep, and snow leopard. The Great Himalayan... View Article
As per the count done in 2020, the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve had about 75 adult tigers and 18 cubs in an area spread over 1,700 square km. Along... View Article
Ranthambore National Park is famous for its large tiger population. Ranthambore National Park is located in the state of Rajasthan. It is bounded... View Article
Eco-Bridges or Eco-Ducts are structures constructed to enhance wildlife connectivity due to highways or other human activities that disrupt it.... View Article
The state of Uttarakhand has set up an eco bridge for small animals in the Ramnagar Forest Division. The 27-metre bridge is made from bamboo,... View Article
Medha Patekar is a social activist who is a founder of the Narmada Bacaho Andolan. Medha Patekar has worked on various political and economic... View Article
The natural process, interaction with the environment and human beings, and billions of years of evolution has shaped the diversity and quantity... View Article
Humans kill animals through hunting, slaughter for food and medical experiments. These are direct ways. Humans indirectly kill animals by... View Article
