The intensity and frequency of human-wildlife conflicts has escalated in recent decades due to the exponential increase in the human population over the past century and the subsequent encroachment of human activities on wilderness areas. In Rajasthan, the leopard is the most common carnivore involved in conflicts with humans. Human Wildlife Conflict In simple terms, […]
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Apart from the existing fleet of auxiliary nurse midwives, ASHA and anganwadi workers in every village, the health department of Rajasthan is planning to deploy ‘swasthya mitras’ in each village to bridge the gap between the health department and patients. The move also aims to bring down maternal mortality ratio and infant mortality rate along
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Popularly known as the desert state of India, Rajasthan is largely water deficit yet there are incidents of flood and there are flood prone areas in the state. In last 30 years, there have been multiple instances of floods in Rajasthan. Flood Prone Areas of Rajasthan The flood prone areas in Rajasthan include Ajmer, Barmer,
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Felidae is the biological family of cats and member of this family is called Felid. There are five species of big cats found in India. The big cats of India are: Asiatic lion Bengal tiger Snow Leopard (found in Himalayas) Clouded Leopard (found in Himalayan foothills, China) Indian Leopard Species Taxonomy In 1816, Lorenz Oken named
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Climate change is the greatest global challenge, which through a multitude of impacts poses a risk to our ecology, economy and society. Studies show that climate change in Rajasthan is over and above the natural climate variability prevailing in the region. Experts say that Rajasthan falls in areas of greatest climate sensitivity, maximum vulnerability and
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