Geology

Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve A Biosphere Reserve is a unique and representative ecosystem of terrestrial and coastal areas which are internationally recognized within the framework…

Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR), the first of the fourteen biosphere reserves of India, was established in September 1986. It is an…

Biosphere Reserves A Biosphere Reserve is a unique and representative ecosystem of terrestrial and coastal areas which are internationally recognized within the framework of UNESCO’s…

Wildlife in Indian Subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is gifted with the most diverse environmental divisions and climatic variations. Naturally, the varied landscape and climatic conditions…

Wildlife Conservation in India Wildlife means all the flora and fauna, which are not domesticated by humans. It includes animals, plants, and microorganisms. The protection…

Forests and Life To a vast number of tribal people, the forest is a home, a livelihood, their very existence. Millions of people around the…

Farm forestry is a term applied to the process under which farmers grow trees for commercial and non-commercial purposes on their farmlands. It is the…

Social forestry is the forestry by the people and for the people, whose main purpose is to fulfill the needs of forestry which are –…

Forest Conservation in Indian Subcontinent Forests have an intricate interrelationship with life and environment. Forests not only provide wood but they directly control floods, drought,…

Forest Covers in Indian Subcontinent The total forest and tree cover in the country is 79.42 million hectare, which accounts for 24.16 percent of the…