A CITE (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) certificate is a permit granted by an issuing authority that confirms a trade in... View Article
Just about five percent of life on Earth is animals. Overall, 82 percent of life on Earth is made up of plants, 13 percent is bacteria. Among the... View Article
The Lacey Law (also known as the Lacey Act) is a conservation law in the United States that prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that... View Article
CITES stands for Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. CITES is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and... View Article
The aim of the Stockholm Conference was to reflect a growing interest in conservation issues worldwide and laid the foundation for global... View Article
By ratifying the Stockholm Convention on January 12 2006, India became a part of the Stockholm Convention. As per latest reports about 184... View Article
As per latest reports about 184 countries are party to the Stockholm Convention, including the European Union. Notable countries that did not... View Article
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is a global treaty that safeguards human health and the wider environment from harmful... View Article
The Kushan Empire fragmented into semi-independent kingdoms in the 3rd century AD. Their western half was taken over by the Sassanid Empire while... View Article
Jain Text is called Agamas (also called Angas). Much like their Buddhist and Hindu counterparts, the Agamas origins are verbal in nature. They... View Article
Yes, Angas and Agamas are the same. The Angas are the 45 sacred Jain texts based on the tirthankara's discourse. The discourse is recorded by... View Article
The Indus Valley civilization was a bronze age civilization that emerged and thrived in the fertile river valleys of modern-day Punjab and Sindh.... View Article
From evidence of seals unearthed in Harappa, it is believed that the Harappan people worshipped both plants and animals. Among the animals they... View Article
The religious beliefs of the Harappans and by extension the entirety of the Indus Valley Civilisation is a matter of debate and speculation that... View Article
The Indus Valley civilization cities of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa are believed to be the world’s earliest planned cities. They were laid out... View Article
The Indus Valley civilization had some of the most well-planned cities in the world at the time. It was a Bronze Age civilisation emerging from... View Article