An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths (OGs), or two or more physically contiguous... View Article
Steel is often called the backbone of modern industry. Almost everything we use is either made of iron or steel or has been made with tools and... View Article
Industrial regions emerge when a number of industries locate close to each other and share the benefits of their closeness. Major industrial... View Article
China has the largest number of snow leopards at about 2000-2500 individuals. Snow leopard populations are also found in Bhutan, Nepal, India,... View Article
The world's rarest big cat is the Amur, or Manchurian, leopard (Latin Name: Panthera pardus orientalis), of which only 65–69 individuals... View Article
In captivity, the lifespan of a snow leopard is 22 years. In the wild, because of the harsh environment, a snow leopard's life span may be... View Article
There are about 10,000 mature snow leopards in the world. The numbers could be higher or lower as the species is not easy to detect due to... View Article
Snow leopards are killed by humans either through hunting or retaliatory killings when they attack humans or livestock. Snow leopards are... View Article
The Dodo is an extinct species of flightless birds that primarily inhabited the island of Mauritius, located in the Indian Ocean. It was earlier... View Article
The smallest bird of India is the Flowerpecker. The flowerpeckers are a family, Dicaeidae, of passerine birds. Some species of the Flowepeckers... View Article
The Great Indian Bustard is only found in India and Pakistan. In India Its stronghold was once the Thar desert in the north-west and the Deccan... View Article
The national bird of India is the peacock (Latin name: Pavo cristatus). Peacocks are famous for their large, iridescent tail feather plumage.... View Article
The elephant bird became extinct around 1000-1200 AD because of human activity. Elephant birds were members of the extinct family of ratites... View Article
The Desert National Park in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan is famous for the Great Indian Bustard. The Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary. The Desert National... View Article
The biggest bird in the world is the Ostrich. With the ability to run at 70 km/h, they are the fastest birds on land. They are farmed worldwide,... View Article
As per the data given by the World Wildlife Fund, there are about 200 individuals left in the world. One of the heaviest flying birds found... View Article
The Great Indian Bustard is found in the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat. It is usually found in dry grasslands and scrublands of the Indian... View Article