Geography Lists

Biosphere reserves of India There are 18 biosphere reserves in India out of which 12 biosphere reserves are internationally recognized under Man and Biosphere Reserve program of UNESCO. S. No. Biosphere Reserve Name Notification Year Location : State(s) 1 Nilgiri 1986 (2000)* Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka 2 Nanda Devi  1988 (2004)* Uttarakhand 3 Nokrek  […]

Ramsar wetland sites in India Ramsar wetland sites in India are “wetlands” which comes under “Ramsar convention”. What is a Ramsar convention it is an international treaty for conservation and sustainable use of “wetlands”. It is named after Ramsar city of Iran and signed in 1971. All concerned parties meet every 3 year as COP