Monsoon- An Overview

 

Monsoon is the seasonal reversal of wind system accompanied by seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation.Monsoons cause excessive rainfall in many parts of the world including Asia, Australia, North America, South America, and Africa. The primary mechanism behind monsoon is a shift in global wind patterns.

 

Nagoya Protocol- An overview

What is the Nagoya Protocol and what is its objective?

The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS) to the Convention on Biological Diversity is a supplementary agreement to the Convention on Biological Diversity. It provides a transparent legal framework for the effective implementation of one of the three objectives of the CBD: the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources.

India pledges $50 million for biodiversity conservation

India will earmark a sum of $50 million to strengthen institutional mechanism for biodiversity conservation in India and other developing countries. This has been announced by the PM Manmohan Singh under the 'Hyderabad Pledge' while launching the high level segment of the UN Convention on Biodiversity meeting.The sum will be used to enhance the technical and human capabilities of Indian national and State mechanisms to attain CBD objectives.

 

'The Cities and Biodiversity Outlook' report 2012

"Cities and Biodiversity Outlook" (CBO) consists of a global assessment of the links between urbanization, biodiversity and ecosystem services. Combining science and policy, scientists from around the world analyze how urbanization and urban growth impacts biodiversity and ecosystems; deliver key messages on the conservation and the sustainable use of natural resources to decision-makers.

Lion-tailed macaque taken off ‘top 25’ endangered list

The lion-tailed macaque, one of India’s endangered mascot species, is no longer on ‘The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates’ list, after the international body compiling it determined that the State governments had acted positively to protect it.

Wildlife of India-Overview

Wildlife of India
• The wildlife in India is a mix of species of different types of organisms.Apart from a handful of the major famed animals such as cows, buffaloes, goats, poultry and sheep, India has an amazingly wide variety of animals native to the country.

• It is home to lions, tigers, leopards, snow leopards, black panthers, cheetahs, wolves, foxes, bears, crocodiles, rhinoceroses, camels, dogs, monkeys, snakes, antelope species, deer species, varieties of bison and not to mention the mighty Asian elephant.

FACTS ABOUT INDIA

1. India is the seventh largest country in the world in terms of area.

2. Indian mainland extends between latitudes 8 degree 4' and 37 degree 6' north, longitudes 68 degree 7' and 97 degree 25' east and measures about 3,214 km from north to south between the extreme latitudes and about 2,933 km from east to west between the extreme longitudes.