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TODAY'S TRENDING ENVIRONMENT NEWS INDIA May 3

NO MORE GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD IN ANDHRA PRADESH

The Great Indian Bustard (GIB), a critically endangered bird, whose future appears increasingly bleak even in its ‘stronghold’ in the Desert National Park in Rajasthan where individual birds have been dying regularly after coming into contact with overhead power lines, is feared to have disappeared from Andhra Pradesh where the bird was living on an extended lease of life.

The last sighting of a Great Indian Bustard in Andhra Pradesh was outside of the Rollapadu wildlife sanctuary, a small patch of about 10 sq km, in Kurnool district. In the last three years, there has only been sporadic sighting of the bustard in and around Rollapadu.

👉 Deccan Chronical

RESIDENTS OPPOSE THREE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AT VETAL TEKDI: MAHARASHTRA

1,000 people gathered at Vetal Tekdi (hills) early Sunday morning, expressing concern against Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC’s) plan of developing roads and tunnels through the hill, located in the western part of the city. Residents claimed that it is one of the last natural open spaces left in the city, and proposed projects will “irreversibly damage ecology and groundwater recharge zones.

The sprawling hill has a grassland plateau along with the forest. The abandoned quarry on the hill has produced a different ecosystem, due to a large collection of water, with associated marshy areas that are a haven not only for many species of birds and amphibians, but also for typical species of plants that require such areas for their growth.

Given the fact that Pune’s groundwater is coming under severe stress from an extraction of the order of three to four TMC annually, it becomes imperative to protect the Tekdis.

👉 Hindustan Times

IVORY SCULPTURES IN HOOGLY? THE WHOLE OF BENGAL IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING, SAY EXPERTS

Besides, the recovery of the sculptures comes days after kangaroos were discovered on a road in Jalpaiguri district in north Bengal. The Wild Life Crime Control Bureau and Howrah district forest department recovered four ivory sculptures worth Rs 10 crore. They also arrested a person suspected to be a middleman.

The sculptures were being smuggled from Shillong and were to be sold off soon by the middleman, according to media reports. Experts said the ivory used in the sculptures belongs to elephants from South Africa and Thailand. Forest officials and the Bureau are now trying to find out who is behind this wildlife smuggling operation. North East India is located close to the ‘Golden Triangle’, an area where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet at the confluence of the Ruak and Mekong rivers. This makes the region easily accessible for wild life trafficking and smuggling.

And since north Bengal is located close to the North East as well as the borders of Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal, it is a major transit point. North Bengal is connected to the rest of the state and the country through the ‘Chicken’s Neck’ corridor. He added the whole of North East India and ‘Chicken’s Neck’ corridor were a hotspot for wildlife trafficking.

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JHARKHAND’S FIRST WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTRE GETS READY NEAR RANCHI

Jharkhand’s maiden wildlife rescue centre, which is under construction at Barwe village is ready to house rescued bears, deer, monkeys, and leopards, officials said on Monday. Some of the facilities are ready which have been made operational for a few animals, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (wildlife), Ashish Rawat.

The proposed arrangements for rescued elephants and hyenas are due for completion in 2022-23 fiscal, the officials said. The rescue centre is being built on a sprawling area of 100 acres on Ormanjhi-Boriyo road, 22 km from here, and it is expected to be completed by 2024. It has already been approved by the Central Zoo Authority (CZA), the officials said.

The man-elephant conflict has been a major cause for concern for the forest department in Jharkhand. On an average, 65 human casualties are reported from elephant attacks every year. More than 80 elephants have also been killed in the past decade in Jharkhand.

👉 Republic World

APPLICATION FOR REPORTING FOREST FIRES IN HIMACHAL LAUNCHED

Forest Minister Rakesh Pathania launched an application on Sunday at Bharmour for reporting forest fires. People can also inform such incidents on the Chief Minister’s helpline number 1100 and then further pressing the key number 4.

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The Perils Of Being A Great Indian Bustard

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In the 1970s, Arab royalties would often come to India for falconry, a sport that involved shooting of birds like the Great Indian Bustard, commonly found then in Western Rajasthan.  It is believed that the Indian government extended this invitation to the Arabs, as a diplomatic gesture but it came to an abrupt end when in the late 70s there was a huge public outcry over the hunting of the birds. The Rajasthan Government discontinued this tradition, thus saving hundreds of Great Indian Bustards (GIBs). 40 years later, these birds are again in need of a public outcry and help, this time not just to save a few but the entire species from extinction.

From over 1200 in 1969, there are hardly 200 (or lesser) GIBs in India today. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has marked them as Critically Endangered and as one of the rarest birds in the world. Surprisingly, despite being the only nation in the world where these particular bustards are found, India has made little to no progress – even after the IUCN warning, to save them from the fast approaching dooms day.

Read More: From Dogs to Humans, Problems Galore for Great Indian Bustard

Since 2012, India launched Project Bustard in the lines of Project Tiger but 6 years and a million promises later, the bird numbers are still declining. Some experts have predicted that this giant bird could be extinct in this very century. What makes this prediction scarier is the worrisome revelation by a team of scientists who found only a single male bustard in Kutch last month.

Below is a timeline of the conservation plans India has been making for some time now that are still on papers waiting to cut through red tapism and inter-state tiffs.

Meanwhile, the problems for the Great Indian Bustard are only escalating. Without habitats, without safe place to nest, and now threatened by windmills too! Take a look,

1. Lost Habitat

According to WWF India, historically, the Great Indian bustard was distributed throughout Western India, spanning 11 states, as well as parts of Pakistan. Its stronghold was once the Thar Desert in the north-west and the Deccan plateau of the peninsula. Today, its population is confined mostly to Rajasthan and Gujarat. Small population occur in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

Bustards generally favour flat open landscapes with minimal visual obstruction and disturbance, therefore adapt well in grasslands. However, since independence, India has lost grasslands to farmlands, urbanisation and road widening, especially so when grasslands were marked as ‘wastelands’ by policymakers. Presently, the population of the Great Indian Bustard is highest in Rajasthan’s Desert National Park, which is protected grassland area.

Image courtesy Wildfoot Travel

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2. Windmills

India plans to source 40% of its energy needs through renewable energy resources by 2030 and while the move is commendable, the proliferating wind and solar farms in the western states of the country are posing a threat to the Bustard. There have been 7 bustard collisions and deaths in the last few years due to the bird flying directly towards the windmills. For a species that is critically endangered, this is nothing less than an ecological catastrophe.

Read More: Mining a Death Knell for the Great Indian Bustard

 3. Agriculture

Widespread agricultural expansion and mechanization of farming have converted prime bustard habitats – the grasslands into farmlands. As per IUCN, with increased availability of water due to Government irrigation policies, agriculture has spread over vast arid–semiarid grasslands. For example, the Indira Gandhi Nahar Project has caused drastic hydraulic changes and massive agricultural conversion in and around the Desert National Park Sanctuary. Moreover, irrigation facilities and changing lifestyles have led to a shift in the crop pattern from bustard–friendly traditional monsoonal crops (sorghum, millet, etc.) to cash crops (sugarcane, grapes, cotton, horticulture, etc.) which are not suitable for the species.

4. Afforestation

Although this seems like a surprising addition to the list, the Great Indian Bustard is actually loosing not gaining habitats because of afforestation. As IUCN remarks, traditionally, grasslands and scrub have been considered as wasteland and the Forest Department policy, until recently, has been to convert them to forests with plantation of fuel/fodder shrub/tree species, even exotics like Prosopis juliflora, Acacia tortilis, Gliricidia and Eucalyptus spp., under social forestry and compensatory afforestation schemes (Forest (Conservation) Act 1988; Indian Forest Act 1927) resulting in further loss of habitat. Afforestation has been highlighted as a problem at five sites used by the species: Thar desert (Rajasthan), Naliya (Gujarat), Nannaj (Maharashtra), Ranibennur (Kamataka) and Rollapadu (Andhra Pradesh)

On 12th September 2014, an adult female Great Indian Bustard collided with high-tension electric powerlines near Kutch Bustard Sanctuary (KBS) in the Abdasa taluka of Kutch. Image courtesy conservationindia.org

5. Urbanisation

Growth of industries, roadways, railways, mining, quarrying, conversion of grasslands to power projects have all had a negative impact on the bustard population. And what is left of the home is either fragmented pockets between huge industrial hubs, solar farms, wind farms and farms, or too small a land to ensure species revival.

Read More: Don’t Be Extinct Yet, The Bustard Breeding Centre is Coming Soon

6. Feral Dogs

The Great Indian Bustard breeds once in every two years an lays just one egg. Each egg is therefore of immense value but under threat of being eaten or destroyed by feral dogs present in the areas where the bustards are nesting. What makes it an even bigger challenge to avoid the dogs is the fact that the bustards make nests on the ground.

The countdown for the Great Indian Bustard extinction has already begun. If strong actions are not taken today, tomorrow could be too late.

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The Perils Of Being A Great Indian Bustard was originally published on India's Endangered

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Great Indian Bustard

A large bird with a horizontal body and long bare legs, giving it an ostrich like appearance, this bird is among the heaviest of the flying birds.

 About

These birds are often found associated in the same habitat as blackbuck. It is protected under Wildlife Protection Act 1972 of India.

In India, the bird was historically found in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharshtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.

Today the bustard is restricted to isolated pockets in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajashthan(shared with Pakistan) where 95% are located in Rajasthan.

Protected area

      1. Desert National Park Sanctuary - Rajasthan.

             2. Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary - Andhra Pradesh.

      3. Karera Wildlife Sanctuary - Madhya Pradesh.

Wildlife (Protection )act, 1972

To protect the threatened species, India has created the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. This includes lists of plants and animals categorized according to he threat to their survival. In 972, the Wildlife (Protection ) Act (WPA) was enacted for the purpose of protection of wild animals, birds and plants.

It was made to prevent hunting and also to control trade in wild life products. Wildlife laws divide species into schedules ranked from 1 to 5. Section 9 of WPA prohibits hunting of any wild animal specified in Schedule 1,2,3,4. However the Chief Wild Life Warden may permit hunting of wild animals in certain cases. Schedule 1 members are the best protected, in theory, with severe punishments meted out to those who hunt them.

Why in news

Wildlife activists have called for enforcement of recovery plan for the country's most critically endangered bird - Great Indian Bustard.

Once the contender for becoming India's national bird, the Great Indian Bustard is now facing extinction.

What is critically endangered

Critically endangered is the highest risk category assigned by the IUCN (International Union for Conversation of Nature ) Red List to wild species.

Means a species numbers have decreased, or will decrease by 80% within three generations. It is therefore considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

The current total population of the Great Indian Bustard now estimated to be less than 100.

Plan to save Great Indian Bustard

It has also been identified as one of the species for the recovery programme under the Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitant Of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.

Project Great Indian Bustard - state of Rajasthan - identified and fencing off bustard breeding grounds in existing protected areas as well as provide secure breeding enclosure areas outside protected areas. 

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Andhra Pradesh General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Facts About Andhra Pradesh

  Facts About Andhra Pradesh  Andhra Pradesh is a state bordering India’s southeastern coast.Its official and the widely spoken language is Telugu. Amaravati is the proposed riverfront capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The new capital is named after the historic site of Amaravathi, known as a center of Buddhist culture that flourished from 400 BC to 1100 AD. It is located on the southern banks of the River Krishna in Guntur and Krishna districts. The foundation stone of the planned city was laid at Uddandarayunipalem village of Guntur district by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 October 2015. The cities of Guntur and Vijayawada are the major suburbs of the city.  

Separation of Telangana

In February 2014, the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 bill was passed by the Parliament of India for the formation of Telangana state comprising ten districts. Hyderabad will remain as a joint capital for 10 years for both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The new state of Telangana came into existence on 2 June 2014 after approval from the President of India. The formation of a new state named Telangana from Andhra Pradesh is not considered an amendment to the Constitution of India per article 3 and 4 of that document.  

Government of Andhra Pradesh

Governor – E.S.L Narasimhan Chief minister – N. Chandrababu Naidu High Court – High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Chief justice – Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale , The Acting Chief Justice Capital – Hyderabad  

State Symbols of Andhra pradesh

Dance – Kuchipudi Animal – Black buck antelope Bird – Indian roller Tree – Neem Flower – Water lily Sport – Kabaddi Fruit – Mango  

Seats of Andhara pradesh

Assembly Sears – 175 + 58 (Bicameral Constituency) Lok Sabha Seats – 25 Rajya Sabha Seats – 11  

Wildlife Sanctuaries in Andhra pradesh

Coringa WLS Kawal WLS Kolleru WLS Nellapattu WLS Pulicat Lake WLS Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam) WLS Rollapadu WLS  

Natioanl Parks in Andhara Pradesh

Sri Venkateswara National Park Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park Mrugavani National Park Rajiv Gandhi National Park Namdapha National Park Mouling National Park  

Thermal Power plants of Andhra Pradesh

Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station  

World heritage Sites 

Tirumala venkateswara temple in the town of tirupati in chottor district Penchalakona Lakshmi narasimha swami Temple in nellore district Kanaka durga temple in the city of vijayawada Mallikarjuna swamy temple in srisailam of kurnool district Sri kalahasthi temple in chittor district  

Cultural Landmarks

Major cultural landmarks include Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, an ornate hilltop shrine to Hindu’s Vishnu, in the southern part of the state. It’s visited by tens of millions of pilgrims annually.  

Hydro electric power plants of Andhra Pradesh

Srisailam Dam: on Narmada River, Andhra Pradesh Nagarjuna Sagar Dam: on Krishna River, Andhra Pradesh  

Famous dances  of Andhra Pradesh

Changu- Andhra Pradesh Classical Dance – Kuchipudi: Andhra Pradesh.  

Famous places in Andhra pradesh

Rajahmundry city, located on the banks of Godavari River is one of the main attraction of the state. Sriharikota, located in the Nellore District is one of the main attractions of the state. Satish Dhawan Space Centre, located on the banks of Sriharikota in the Nellore District is one of the main attractions of the state. Mahanandi , located on the banks of Kurnool District is one of the main attractions of the state. Talakona city, located on the banks of Chittor District is one of the main attractions of the state. Mypadu beach in Nellore. Borra caves in Ananthagari hills near Vishakapatnam. Belum caves in Kurnool district-second largest natural caves on the Indian subcontinent.  

Sea ports & Harbors of Andhra pradesh

Vishakapatnam port is one of the largest cargo handling port in India.  

Famous personalities in Andhra Pradesh

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan second president of India and Bharat Ratna Award Winner. Sarojini Naidu – freedom fighter and poet; Bengali, married to a Telugu person. Tanguturi Prakasam – known as “Andhra Kesari” Alluri Sita Rama Raju – revolutionary, freedom fighter, led the Rampa Rebellion, Viplava Jyoti. Potti Sreeramulu – revolutionary, fasted to death in protest for separate Andhra Pradesh Pingali Venkayya – designed the Indian national flag Puchalapalli Sundaraiah – founding member of Communist Party in India. D. Subbarao -(IAS) officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre. He was appointed the 22nd Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).  

Facts About Andhra Pradesh

The forest in the state can be broadly divided into four major biotic provinces. The vegetation found in the state is largely of dry deciduous types with a mixture of teak, Terminalia, Dalbergia, Pterocarpus, Anogeissus, etc. The state possesses some rare and endemic plants like Cycas beddomei, Pterocarpus santalinus, Terminalia pallida, Syzygium alternifolium, Shorea talura, Shorea tumburgia, Psilotum nudum, etc. The diversity of fauna includes tigers, panthers, hyenas, black bucks, cheetals, sambars, sea turtles and a number of birds and reptiles. The estuaries of river Godavari and Krishna support rich mangrove forests with fishing cats and otters as keystone species. The Minister of Tourism and Culture has issued a declaration of the Telugu language as a Classical Language. The famous Ongole Bull looks similar to Nandi, the vehicle of Lord Shiva. It’s said all the stone sculptures of Nandi in all temples are modelled after the Ongole Bull. Satish Dhawan Space Centre, located on the banks of Sriharikota in the Nellore District is one of the main attractions of the state. Telugu, the official language of Andhra Pradesh, was described by Englishmen as the”Italian of the East ” for its sweetness.  

Andhra Pradesh General Knowledge Questions and Answers

  Who was the first prime minister from Andhra Pradesh? (A) N. Sanjeeva Reddy (B) P. V. Narasimha Rao (C) G. M. C. Balayogi (D) V. V. Giri (Ans : B)   Which is the official language of Andhra Pradesh? (A) Sadri (B) Telugu (C) Munda (D) Oraon (Ans : B)   Which was the capital of Andhra Pradesh before 1 November, 1956? (A) Kurnool (B) Vishakhapatnam (C) Anantapur (D) Bezwada (Ans : A)   Secunderabad was founded in ....AD as a British cantonment. (A) 1804  (B) 1805 (C) 1806  (D) 1807 (Ans : C)

Andhra Pradesh GK for APPSC Examinations

  Who had to quit as governor of Andhra Pradesh after a CD featuring him appeared? (A) Abhishek Singhvi (B) Sanjay Joshi (C) Bangaru Laxman (D) Narain Dutt Tiwari (Ans : D)   What is to the east of Andhra Pradesh? (A) Arabian Sea (B) Bay of Bengal (C) Gulf of Cambay (D) Palk Strait (Ans : B)   Nagari is a Municipal town in ..... district of Andhra Pradesh. (A) Anantapur (B) East Godavari (C) Chittoor (D) Guntur (Ans : C)   Which is the State bird of Andhra Pradesh ? (A) Monal (B) Indian Roller (C) Duck  (D) Peacock (Ans : B)

Andhra Pradesh : Latest Current Affairs and News - Current Affairs

  Where is Cumbum Lake located in Andhra Pradesh State? (A) Chittoor (B) Guntur (C) Prakasam district  (D) Vizianagaram (Ans : C)   .... is the state's best-known classical dance form. (A) Bhamakalapam  (B) Kathak (C) Veeranatyam (D) Kuchipudi (Ans : D)   ISRO Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located in ..... district of Andhra Pradesh. (A) Guntur (B) Chittoor (C) Anantapur (D) Nellore (Ans : D)

Andhra Pradesh GK & Current Affairs 2018 Question

  Which state accomplished India’s first river­linking project, linking rivers Godavari and Krishna? (A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Telangana (C) Tamil Nadu (D) None of these (Ans : A)   Secunderabad is located at .....of Hyderabad. (A) South (B) East (C) West (D) North (Ans : D)   1500­MW ultra mega solar power park is sanctioned for which of the following districts of Andhra Pradesh? (A) Guntur (B) Visakhapatnam  (C) Kadapa (D) Kurnool (Ans : C)

Major Points about Andhra Pradesh

  The Saidani Maa Ki Dargah was constructed in ..... AD. (A) 1881 (B) 1882 (C) 1883 (D) 1884 (Ans : C)   The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), established in ....year. (A) 2005 (B) 2006 (C) 2007 (D) 2008 (Ans : C)   When was Andhra Pradesh formed? (A) 4 March, 1937 (B) 8 June, 1951 (C) 12 July, 1949 (D) 1 November, 1956 (Ans : D)

Andhra Pradesh State Quiz, AndhraPradesh GK Quiz : Top 50 Question Answers

  A regatta is a series of– (A) Car race (B) Cycle race (C) Boat race (D) Horse race (Ans : C)   From which state was Andhra Pradesh separated? (A) Bombay (B) Travancore-Cochin (C) Madras (D) Saurashtra (Ans : C)   Which state is to the south of Andhra Pradesh? (A) Orissa (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Bihar (Ans : C)   How long will Hyderabad act as a joint­capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh? (A) 5 Years (B) 7 years (C) 10 years (D) 15 years (Ans : C)   When Secunderabad Club was established ? (A) 1778  (B) 1788  (C) 1877  (D) 1878 (Ans : D)   Where is Amareswara temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located ? (A) Hyderabad (B) Vijayawada (C) Amaravathi  (D) Anantapur (Ans : C)

Andhra Pradesh General Knowledge (GK) Questions and Answers 2018

  Ethipothala Water Falls situated on the .... river. (A) River Krishna (B) Chandravanka (C) Penner River (D) Godavari (Ans : B)   When The King Edward Memorial Hospital, now known as Gandhi Hospital was established ? (A) 1851 (B) 1861 (C) 1871 (D) 1881 (Ans : A)   Read the full article

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Great Indian Bustard A large bird with a horizontal body and long bare legs, giving it an ostrich like appearance, this bird is among the heaviest of the flying birds.  About These birds are often found associated in the same habitat as blackbuck. It is protected under Wildlife Protection Act 1972 of India. In India, the bird was historically found in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharshtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. Today the bustard is restricted to isolated pockets in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajashthan(shared with Pakistan) where 95% are located in Rajasthan. Protected area       1. Desert National Park Sanctuary - Rajasthan.              2. Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary - Andhra Pradesh.       3. Karera Wildlife Sanctuary - Madhya Pradesh. Wildlife (Protection )act, 1972 To protect the threatened species, India has created the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. This includes lists of plants and animals categorized according to he threat to their survival. In 972, the Wildlife (Protection ) Act (WPA) was enacted for the purpose of protection of wild animals, birds and plants. It was made to prevent hunting and also to control trade in wild life products. Wildlife laws divide species into schedules ranked from 1 to 5. Section 9 of WPA prohibits hunting of any wild animal specified in Schedule 1,2,3,4. However the Chief Wild Life Warden may permit hunting of wild animals in certain cases. Schedule 1 members are the best protected, in theory, with severe punishments meted out to those who hunt them. Why in news Wildlife activists have called for enforcement of recovery plan for the country's most critically endangered bird - Great Indian Bustard. Once the contender for becoming India's national bird, the Great Indian Bustard is now facing extinction. What is critically endangered Critically endangered is the highest risk category assigned by the IUCN (International Union for Conversation of Nature ) Red List to wild species. Means a species numbers have decreased, or will decrease by 80% within three generations. It is therefore considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. The current total population of the Great Indian Bustard now estimated to be less than 100. Plan to save Great Indian Bustard It has also been identified as one of the species for the recovery programme under the Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitant Of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. Project Great Indian Bustard - state of Rajasthan - identified and fencing off bustard breeding grounds in existing protected areas as well as provide secure breeding enclosure areas outside protected areas. 

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Andhra Pradesh General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Facts About Andhra Pradesh

  Facts About Andhra Pradesh  Andhra Pradesh is a state bordering India’s southeastern coast.Its official and the widely spoken language is Telugu. Amaravati is the proposed riverfront capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The new capital is named after the historic site of Amaravathi, known as a center of Buddhist culture that flourished from 400 BC to 1100 AD. It is located on the southern banks of the River Krishna in Guntur and Krishna districts. The foundation stone of the planned city was laid at Uddandarayunipalem village of Guntur district by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 October 2015. The cities of Guntur and Vijayawada are the major suburbs of the city.  

Separation of Telangana

In February 2014, the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 bill was passed by the Parliament of India for the formation of Telangana state comprising ten districts. Hyderabad will remain as a joint capital for 10 years for both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The new state of Telangana came into existence on 2 June 2014 after approval from the President of India. The formation of a new state named Telangana from Andhra Pradesh is not considered an amendment to the Constitution of India per article 3 and 4 of that document.  

Government of Andhra Pradesh

Governor – E.S.L Narasimhan Chief minister – N. Chandrababu Naidu High Court – High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Chief justice – Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale , The Acting Chief Justice Capital – Hyderabad  

State Symbols of Andhra pradesh

Dance – Kuchipudi Animal – Black buck antelope Bird – Indian roller Tree – Neem Flower – Water lily Sport – Kabaddi Fruit – Mango  

Seats of Andhara pradesh

Assembly Sears – 175 + 58 (Bicameral Constituency) Lok Sabha Seats – 25 Rajya Sabha Seats – 11  

Wildlife Sanctuaries in Andhra pradesh

Coringa WLS Kawal WLS Kolleru WLS Nellapattu WLS Pulicat Lake WLS Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam) WLS Rollapadu WLS  

Natioanl Parks in Andhara Pradesh

Sri Venkateswara National Park Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park Mrugavani National Park Rajiv Gandhi National Park Namdapha National Park Mouling National Park  

Thermal Power plants of Andhra Pradesh

Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station  

World heritage Sites 

Tirumala venkateswara temple in the town of tirupati in chottor district Penchalakona Lakshmi narasimha swami Temple in nellore district Kanaka durga temple in the city of vijayawada Mallikarjuna swamy temple in srisailam of kurnool district Sri kalahasthi temple in chittor district  

Cultural Landmarks

Major cultural landmarks include Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, an ornate hilltop shrine to Hindu’s Vishnu, in the southern part of the state. It’s visited by tens of millions of pilgrims annually.  

Hydro electric power plants of Andhra Pradesh

Srisailam Dam: on Narmada River, Andhra Pradesh Nagarjuna Sagar Dam: on Krishna River, Andhra Pradesh  

Famous dances  of Andhra Pradesh

Changu- Andhra Pradesh Classical Dance – Kuchipudi: Andhra Pradesh.  

Famous places in Andhra pradesh

Rajahmundry city, located on the banks of Godavari River is one of the main attraction of the state. Sriharikota, located in the Nellore District is one of the main attractions of the state. Satish Dhawan Space Centre, located on the banks of Sriharikota in the Nellore District is one of the main attractions of the state. Mahanandi , located on the banks of Kurnool District is one of the main attractions of the state. Talakona city, located on the banks of Chittor District is one of the main attractions of the state. Mypadu beach in Nellore. Borra caves in Ananthagari hills near Vishakapatnam. Belum caves in Kurnool district-second largest natural caves on the Indian subcontinent.  

Sea ports & Harbors of Andhra pradesh

Vishakapatnam port is one of the largest cargo handling port in India.  

Famous personalities in Andhra Pradesh

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan second president of India and Bharat Ratna Award Winner. Sarojini Naidu – freedom fighter and poet; Bengali, married to a Telugu person. Tanguturi Prakasam – known as “Andhra Kesari” Alluri Sita Rama Raju – revolutionary, freedom fighter, led the Rampa Rebellion, Viplava Jyoti. Potti Sreeramulu – revolutionary, fasted to death in protest for separate Andhra Pradesh Pingali Venkayya – designed the Indian national flag Puchalapalli Sundaraiah – founding member of Communist Party in India. D. Subbarao -(IAS) officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre. He was appointed the 22nd Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).  

Facts About Andhra Pradesh

The forest in the state can be broadly divided into four major biotic provinces. The vegetation found in the state is largely of dry deciduous types with a mixture of teak, Terminalia, Dalbergia, Pterocarpus, Anogeissus, etc. The state possesses some rare and endemic plants like Cycas beddomei, Pterocarpus santalinus, Terminalia pallida, Syzygium alternifolium, Shorea talura, Shorea tumburgia, Psilotum nudum, etc. The diversity of fauna includes tigers, panthers, hyenas, black bucks, cheetals, sambars, sea turtles and a number of birds and reptiles. The estuaries of river Godavari and Krishna support rich mangrove forests with fishing cats and otters as keystone species. The Minister of Tourism and Culture has issued a declaration of the Telugu language as a Classical Language. The famous Ongole Bull looks similar to Nandi, the vehicle of Lord Shiva. It’s said all the stone sculptures of Nandi in all temples are modelled after the Ongole Bull. Satish Dhawan Space Centre, located on the banks of Sriharikota in the Nellore District is one of the main attractions of the state. Telugu, the official language of Andhra Pradesh, was described by Englishmen as the”Italian of the East ” for its sweetness.  

Andhra Pradesh General Knowledge Questions and Answers

  Who was the first prime minister from Andhra Pradesh? (A) N. Sanjeeva Reddy (B) P. V. Narasimha Rao (C) G. M. C. Balayogi (D) V. V. Giri (Ans : B)   Which is the official language of Andhra Pradesh? (A) Sadri (B) Telugu (C) Munda (D) Oraon (Ans : B)   Which was the capital of Andhra Pradesh before 1 November, 1956? (A) Kurnool (B) Vishakhapatnam (C) Anantapur (D) Bezwada (Ans : A)   Secunderabad was founded in ....AD as a British cantonment. (A) 1804  (B) 1805 (C) 1806  (D) 1807 (Ans : C)

Andhra Pradesh GK for APPSC Examinations

  Who had to quit as governor of Andhra Pradesh after a CD featuring him appeared? (A) Abhishek Singhvi (B) Sanjay Joshi (C) Bangaru Laxman (D) Narain Dutt Tiwari (Ans : D)   What is to the east of Andhra Pradesh? (A) Arabian Sea (B) Bay of Bengal (C) Gulf of Cambay (D) Palk Strait (Ans : B)   Nagari is a Municipal town in ..... district of Andhra Pradesh. (A) Anantapur (B) East Godavari (C) Chittoor (D) Guntur (Ans : C)   Which is the State bird of Andhra Pradesh ? (A) Monal (B) Indian Roller (C) Duck  (D) Peacock (Ans : B)

Andhra Pradesh : Latest Current Affairs and News - Current Affairs

  Where is Cumbum Lake located in Andhra Pradesh State? (A) Chittoor (B) Guntur (C) Prakasam district  (D) Vizianagaram (Ans : C)   .... is the state's best-known classical dance form. (A) Bhamakalapam  (B) Kathak (C) Veeranatyam (D) Kuchipudi (Ans : D)   ISRO Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located in ..... district of Andhra Pradesh. (A) Guntur (B) Chittoor (C) Anantapur (D) Nellore (Ans : D)

Andhra Pradesh GK & Current Affairs 2018 Question

  Which state accomplished India’s first river­linking project, linking rivers Godavari and Krishna? (A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Telangana (C) Tamil Nadu (D) None of these (Ans : A)   Secunderabad is located at .....of Hyderabad. (A) South (B) East (C) West (D) North (Ans : D)   1500­MW ultra mega solar power park is sanctioned for which of the following districts of Andhra Pradesh? (A) Guntur (B) Visakhapatnam  (C) Kadapa (D) Kurnool (Ans : C)

Major Points about Andhra Pradesh

  The Saidani Maa Ki Dargah was constructed in ..... AD. (A) 1881 (B) 1882 (C) 1883 (D) 1884 (Ans : C)   The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), established in ....year. (A) 2005 (B) 2006 (C) 2007 (D) 2008 (Ans : C)   When was Andhra Pradesh formed? (A) 4 March, 1937 (B) 8 June, 1951 (C) 12 July, 1949 (D) 1 November, 1956 (Ans : D)

Andhra Pradesh State Quiz, AndhraPradesh GK Quiz : Top 50 Question Answers

  A regatta is a series of– (A) Car race (B) Cycle race (C) Boat race (D) Horse race (Ans : C)   From which state was Andhra Pradesh separated? (A) Bombay (B) Travancore-Cochin (C) Madras (D) Saurashtra (Ans : C)   Which state is to the south of Andhra Pradesh? (A) Orissa (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Bihar (Ans : C)   How long will Hyderabad act as a joint­capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh? (A) 5 Years (B) 7 years (C) 10 years (D) 15 years (Ans : C)   When Secunderabad Club was established ? (A) 1778  (B) 1788  (C) 1877  (D) 1878 (Ans : D)   Where is Amareswara temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located ? (A) Hyderabad (B) Vijayawada (C) Amaravathi  (D) Anantapur (Ans : C)

Andhra Pradesh General Knowledge (GK) Questions and Answers 2018

  Ethipothala Water Falls situated on the .... river. (A) River Krishna (B) Chandravanka (C) Penner River (D) Godavari (Ans : B)   When The King Edward Memorial Hospital, now known as Gandhi Hospital was established ? (A) 1851 (B) 1861 (C) 1871 (D) 1881 (Ans : A)   Read the full article

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