Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve The name 'Nilgiris' with literary meaning 'blue mountains' has originated from the blue flower clad mountains of the Nilgiris plateau within the State of Tamil Nadu. It…
Ramsar Wetland Sites in India Recently, India added 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make a total 75 Ramsar sites in the 75th year of Independence. What…
Dibru-Saikhowa National Park [Introduction] Dibru-Saikhowa is a National Park as well as a Biosphere Reserve and an identified Important Bird Area (IBA). It was designated a Biosphere Reserve in July 1997. [Location]…
Manas National Park [Introduction] It is a National Park, a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, a Project Tiger Reserve, an Elephant Reserve, and a Biosphere Reserve. It is one of…
Kaziranga National Park [Introduction] It is a National Park, Wildlife Sanctuary, Tiger Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Important Bird Area (IBA). It was declared as a forest reserve in…
The Red Sea [Type] The Rea Sea is a semi-enclosed marginal seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean underlain by the Red Sea Rift, which is part of the Great Rift…
The South China Sea [Type] The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the West Pacific Ocean. [Bordering Countries] The South China Sea is bordered by China, Taiwan, the…
Andes Mountains [Type] Volcanic Arc The Andes were formed as a result of convergent tectonic plate boundary processes, caused by the subduction of the Nazca Plate (oceanic crust) beneath the South American Plate.…
Indus River System Indus river is a west-flowing river that originates in the Tibetan plateau near Lake Mansarovar. After entering India, it flows in between Ladakh and Karakoram range mostly…
The Ganga River System The Ganga river rises in the Gangotri glacier near Gaumukh (3,900 m) in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. Ganga basin is largest river basin in India…