Ortolan Bunting in India

  • Recently, photos of very rare octoles bunting bird took place in Mangalore. It is said that it is probably the first photograph of Ortolan bounty in India to record.\
  • Ortolan or Ortolan borting is a small song song (finch-like songbirds) related to the bunting family.
  • This bird is found from Mongolia to Europe and travels to Africa through the Middle East.
  • Ortolan bunting usually travels through the Middle East, but it can stop anywhere when the road is lost during migration.
  • IUCN has classified Ortolan banting as 'Least Concern' in its red list of threatened species.
  • However, it is considered a vulnerable species because the bird has become the focal point of a very popular dish in French cuisine.
  • It is said that the process of this dish is very painful for otolan banding. They are captured and blinded by tongs and locked in small black boxes.
  • This inhuman hunting and murder was declared illegal in 1999, but it is still happening.

Devastation at Point Calimere

  • After the massive devastation caused by cyclone gaza, the situation of Point Kilimiera coincides with the devastation of the forest of Vietnam, which was done by Agent Orange.
  • Agent Orange was a powerful herbicide used by US military forces to eliminate forests and crops during the Vietnam War in the 1960's.
  • Thousands of birds have died in the destruction due to cyclone yards, whose point was that they used to live in the Keelimar sanctuary. Thousands of trees have broken or their branches have been broken.
  • The famous wildlife and bird sanctuary point calimier on the seashore of Nagapattinam district (Tamil Nadu) is a wetland of international importance. This is one of 26 Ramsar sites named in India.
  • Point Kilimier Sanctuary includes shallow water, seaside, sand, forests on the seashore, mangroves, dry evergreen forests, salted lagoons, as well as man-made salt production sites.
  • Usually this sanctuary includes Great Flamingo, Painted Stork, Little Stint, Seagull and Brown-headed gull.
  • Ramnath Kovind has unveiled the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Jubilee Park of Paramatta near Australia in Sydney; India has gifted to Australia this statue designed by Ram Sutar and Anil Sutar
  • Supreme Court dismisses petition for ballot papers for upcoming assembly elections and upcoming Lok Sabha elections in five states
  • Central Government Approves Assistant and Health Care Profession Bill, 2018 for regulating and standardizing education and services offered by associate and health care professionals. 
  • Central Government extended the term of the Commission, which examines the issue of sub-classification of OBC in central list till May 31, 2019
  • Sr. IAS Officer Jalaj Shrivastav was appointed the Chairman of the Inland Waterways Authority of India.
  • The 24-carat diamond, named after the moon of Baroda, will be auctioned in Hong Kong; the glory of India and Hollywood; The diamond was before the Gaekwad Raj Bharna of Baroda.
  • Water Festival Launched in Cambodia Bon Om Touk; The beginning of the boat race in the Tonle Sap River in the capital Phnom Penh; Thousands of sailors take hundreds of boats every year
  • Andhra Pradesh's new capital, Amravati, will be set up in the country's first 'Justice City' to provide universal justice; Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority is the nodal agency to develop Amravati.
  • India's challenge ended in ICC Women's T20 World Cup being played in the West Indies; England beat England by eight wickets in semi-finals; Australia and England will be finals
  • One of the seven wonders of the world in Italy, the slope of 'Pisa Ki Lekhi minar' was reduced; Continuous efforts made the 186-foot-tall tower about 4 centimeters straight
  • Union Government gives permission to set up medical colleges in Silvassa, the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  • China created a new military platform in the Bombay Reef located in the disputed South China Sea at Parcel Islands; Vietnam and Taiwan also show their claims on the Bombay Reef
  • Fifth World Fisheries Day was celebrated on November 21; 'Blue Revolution Mission- Using Commercial Technologies' to Produce Commercial Fisheries '' theme of the ceremony held in India
  • Gujarat government has created a project of Rs 351 crore for the protection of lions; In the last few years, many lions died due to canine distemper caused by the virus.
  • Chennai airport awarded champion award for 100% grievance redress in last one year
  • Junior boys played at Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi won 59th Subroto Cup Football Bangladesh Sports Education Establishment; Runners-up in Amina School of Afghanistan
  • To make people aware of environment and ecology, 'Waste to Art Museum' was built in Odisha's capital, Bhubaneswar.
  • The 12-day India-US military exercise 'Vajra Prahar' is going on in the Mahajan Firing Range from Bikaner, Rajasthan on November 19; This practice is done by keeping in mind the counter terrorism.

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