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PIN & National Parks & Rivers Compilation

CA Database

Subject: Geo Eco Env LIsts: Compilation Status: Sorted Once

National Parks

  • Namdapha National Park is in Arunachal Pradesh

  • Simlipal Tiger Reserve

    1. It is the only landscape in the world that is home to melanistic tigers.
    2. The STR is included as a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO.
    3. Indravati, a tributary of Godavari flows through STR forming a Chitrakote Falls.

    How many of the statements given above are correct?

    | Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 | | --- | --- | --- | | Correct | Correct | Incorrect | | ·       Location: STR is located within the Mayurbhanj District, in the northernmost part of Odisha. ·       Vegetation: It is a mix of different forest types and habitats, with Northern tropical moist deciduous dominating some semi-evergreen patches. ·       It is the only landscape in the world that is home to melanistic tigers. ·       The region around STR is home to a variety of tribes, including Kolha, Santhala, Bhumija, Bhatudi, Gondas, Khadia, Mankadia, and Sahara. | ·       It was declared a ‘Tiger Reserve’ in 1956 and included under the national conservation programme ‘Project Tiger’ in 1973. ·       It is surrounded by high plateaus and hills, the highest peak being the twin peaks of Khairiburu and Meghashini (1515m above mean sea level). ·       The STR, along with a ‘transitional area’ of 2250 sq. km, was included as a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO in 2009. | ·       The Chitrakote Falls is a natural waterfall on the Indravati River, located approximately 38 kilometres to the west of Jagdalpur, in Bastar district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. |

    Context: Forest department personnel in Odisha recently arrested four poachers and two timber smugglers from Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district during patrolling.

  • Sohagibarwa Wildlife Sanctuary

    Sohagibarwa Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh. It was declared as Wildlife Sanctuary in June 1987.  On the northern side, it shares the international boundary with Nepal, and on the eastern border is Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve. The vegetation of this area is of North Indian Moist Deciduous type. It is drained by the great Gandak, the little Gandak, Pyas and Rohin rivers.

    Context – The Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh directed officials to conduct archaeological excavation in the Sohagibarwa Wildlife Sanctuary.

  • Neora Valley National Park

    1. Wets Bengal
    2. Royal Bengal Tigers Seen

  • Sanjay Gandhi National Park

    Warli Tribe Worships Waghoba as their Deity

  • Sambhar Salt Lake

    1. Indias Largest Inland Salt Lake in Sambhar Lake Town Jaipur

  • Ranthambore National Park

    1. Location : Sawai Madhopur District, South Western Rajasthan
    2. Junction : of Aravali and Vindhya
    3. Forest : Tropical Dry & Deciduos
    4. Tree : ‘dhak’ (Butea monsoperma) is called ‘Flame of forest’
    5. River
      1. North - Chambal
      2. South - Banas

  • Harike & Gharan Wetland

    Jammu, Confluence of Satluj & Beas, Ramsar Sote, Important Bird Area - by Bird Life International UK, Part of Central Asian Flyway

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  • Rajaji Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand

    Hog Deer, Sch 1 WPA, App 1 CITES

Rivers

  • Chenab Rivers

    1. The Chenab River is formed by the confluence of two rivers, Chandra and Bhaga in Himachal Pradesh
    2. The Chenab is the largest tributary of the Indus.
    3. Salal Dam is a run-of-the-river hydropower project on the Chenab River in Jammu & Kashmir.

    | Statement 1 | Statement 2 | Statement 3 | | --- | --- | --- | | Correct | Correct | Correct | | Chenab River ·       Source: It rises in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh state. ·       The river is formed by the confluence of two rivers, Chandra and Bhaga, at Tandi, 8 km southwest of Keylong, in the Lahaul and Spiti district. ·       The Bhaga river originates from Surya taal lake, which is situated a few kilometers west of the Bara-lacha la pass in Himachal Pradesh. ·       The Chandra river originates from glaciers east of the same pass (near Chandra Taal) | ·       The Chenab River is the largest tributary of the river Indus. It has a total length of about 605 miles (974 km), and it also feeds irrigation canals. The Chenab empties into the River Sutlej. | Some of the important projects/dams on Chenab: ·       Ratle Hydro Electric Project ·       Salal Dam- hydroelectric power project near Reasi in J&K ·       Dul Hasti Hydroelectric Plant- power project in Kishtwar District ·       Pakal Dul Dam (under construction)- on a tributary Marusadar River in Kishtwar District. |

  • Sone River

  • Cauvery River

    rises at an elevation of 1341 m at Talakaveri on the Brahmagiri range near Chirala village of Coorg, district of Karnataka. So basically Cauvery rivers in the South, it flows south-eastern for 705 km to the state of Karnataka Tamil Nadu and then Distance into eastern Ghat.

    Natural vegetation on the Kaveri river for 12,850 km² has been removed

Places in News (Add Maps Here)

  • Places in News (Prelims Pointer)

    1. Boat Festival in Visakhapatnam: Cultural significance.
    2. Satluj Yamuna Link: Between Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh
    1. Sierra Leone
    2. Gulf of Hormuz
    3. Persian Gulf
    4. Russia Ukraine Birder
    5. Israel Palestine Border
    6. Strait of Gibraltar
    7. Mediterrenean Sea

  • Three Stations of India in Antarctica

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  • Bab Al Mandab

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    Bab Al Mandab connects RC with the Gulf of Eden. Bab Al Mandab is 29 km wide.

    Israel port of ILT in the Gulf of Aba has been put to halt

    Around 12% of global bond trade goes through Bab Al Mandab

  • Israel Palestine Border

  • Russia Ukraine Border

  • Persian Gulf

  • Gulf of Hormuz

  • Sierra Leone

  • Animals Species

    • Pinna Nobilis Sea Shell

      Recently observed again in Croatia

    • Namdapha Flying Squirrel

      1. CE under IUCN
      2. Resurfaced in Andhra Pradesh
      3. Schedule 2 of WPA 1972

    • Green Turtles

      Green turtles are found in Mediterranean. The . They are the largest hot shell, sea turtle. They belong to CHELONIIDAE family.

      Feed on a sea found in tropical and subtropical seas

      1. Green Turtle Migration: Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) - increased nesting range up to 60% due to increased global temperature

    • Demaorchestia Alanensis

      1. marine amphipod that was found in Chillika Lake, Odisha.
      2. White, 13 Pair of Legs, < 15 mm in length, 3 Pair for Water, 8 pair for Land, 2 Pair for Capturing & feeding
      3. 6th species that is to be added to the genus Demaorchestia.

    • Jelly Fish

      Nematocyst by jellyfish as a cellular weapon to protect itself

    • Sardine Fish

      1. Goa - Increase Sea Surface Temp
      2. Found in Salt Water Also
      3. Good for Omega 3 Fatty Acid

    • Snow Leopard

      Sch 1, IUCN Vulnerable, Ghost of Mountain, Ladkah & Himachal

      Patterns are called as Rosettes, Cream & Yellow

    • Goldfish

      Threat by Goldfish: widespread availability, insatiable appetites, and bold behaviour, can grow very big, breed multiple single season

      Freshwater+Cyprinidae within Order Cypriniformes. Prussian Crap is ancestor with dull grey green coloration. Can live in and is resilient to Anoxic Conditions, Temp Fluctuations, Ph Changes, Clowdy Water, Low Levels of Dissolved Oxygen

    • Animals See in Dark - Photoreception Activation

      1. Evening - Dim Light → Scotopic Activation
      2. Morning - Heavy Light → Photopic Activation → Cone Cells

    • Polar Bear

      Death due to AVIAN Influenza

      Vulenrable, Alone Mating, Can Swim, Fat skin

  • Plants Species

    • Pantoea Tagorei

      • Researchers at Visva-Bharati University have discovered a new species of bacteria that could transform agricultural practices.
      • They named it Pantoea Tagorei after the famous Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

    • Filed Pansy Flower

      Recently, scientists have uncovered evidence of rapid evolution in a flowering plant found in Paris, France. The plant, identified as Field Pansy (Viola arvensis) is showing signs of self-pollination, a behaviour contradicting the conventional reliance on external pollinators.

      • The Field Pansy (Viola arvensis), is a common wildflower that can be found in many parts of Europe, Asia, and North America.
      • It belongs to the group of plants called angiosperms, which produce seeds inside a protective structure called a fruit. Hence, statement 1 is not correct.
      • The field pansy has evolved to self-pollinate, reducing its reliance on pollinators due to a decreasing availability of insects. Hence, statement 2 is not correct.