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Elephant being wide ranging animal requires large areas. The
requirement of food and water for elephants are very high and
therefore their population can be supported only by forests that
are under optimal conditions. The status of elephant can be the
best indicator of the status of the forests.
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lephant (Elephas maximus) is the largest terrestrial mammal of India.
Asian elephant is an endangered species listed in Appendix I of CITES.
World over it is estimated that there are about 48,000 Asian elephants in
the wild. Scattered through thirteen countries, the wild elephant is nearly
everywhere severely threatened by habitat destruction, poaching, and
fragmentation into small, isolated groups. Many population biologists
believe that nowhere in Asia is there a single wild population large enough
to avoid inbreeding over the long term. In addition to elephants in wild
there are about 16,000 domesticated elephants are kept in captivity in
eleven different Asian countries and an estimate of 1000 elephants are
kept in zoos all over the world.
Asian elephant
The Asian elephant is smaller than the African Elephant. It has smaller
ears, and typically, only the males have large external tusks. Indian elephants
are lighter grey in colour, with depigmentation only on the ears and trunk.
Males can weigh about 5000 kg and are herbivore.
The elephant lives longer than any mammal other than man. The elephant
has the longest mammalian gestation period, 21-22 months, and a very
long reproductive span, with some cows calving even past sixty years.
Elephants live in a structured social order. The social lives of male and
female elephants are very different. The females spend their entire lives
in tightly knit family groups made up of mothers, daughters,
sisters, and aunts. These groups are led by the eldest female,
or matriarch. When a group gets too big, a few of the
elder daughters will break off and form their own small
Birds are not only birds but aviating zoological
gardens.....A.E. Shipley
International Year of Biodiversity 2010
2010 International Year of Biodiversity
The “dare theory” of the origin of
domestication suggests that the ability to
control a fierce or large animal was a challenge
to, and proof of, the physical prowess of
individuals in ancient human civilizations. In
ancient India aristocratic elephant-keeping
cultures arose across the subcontinent as mark
of superiority. Elephants have been a part of
Indian cultural motifs – from Lord Ganesha
to While elephant (Iravatham) of Lord Indira
elephants have a role in the cultural fabric of
India including Jain and Buddhist traditions in
addition to Hinduism. This magnificent animal
has been an integral part of Indian land and
culture for millennia.
A Rescued Asian Elephant
For thousands of years, elephants were
group. They remain very aware of which local herds are used as war machines, labourers, and modes of
relatives and which are not.
transportation. Male elephant in his periodic condition
In contrast adult males, on the other hand, live mostly of musth is dangerous and difficult to control. Therefore
solitary lives. As the male elephant grows older gradually elephants used by humans have typically been female.
Nonetheless as female elephants in battle will run from a
it leaves the herd and lives on its own or in bachelor
male, only males could be used in war. It is more
herds. Males spend much more time than the females
economical to capture wild young elephants and tame
fighting for dominance with
them than breeding them in
each other. During the
captivity and hence often
breeding season, especially
tamed elephants are used to
the battles can get extremely
capture wild elephants and
aggressive, and the
tame them.
occasional elephant is injured.
Threat to Asian
During this season, known as
musth, a male elephant will
elephant
fight with almost any other
Asian elephants once
male it encounters, and it will
extended from the Tigris
spend most of its time
Euphrates basin across
hovering around the female
southern Asia, from India to
herds, trying to find a
Indo-China and north to the
receptive mate.
Yangtze River and beyond.
Today whole of Asia has a
Domestication of
total population of just about
elephant
African Elephant
45,000 elephants. Wild
Conventional wisdom has it
Asian elephants are distributed in 13 Asian countries:
that the Asian elephants were first domesticated 4,000
India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar,
or more years ago by the Harappan culture at MohenjoThailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China (only
Daro. Harappan seals which show elephants with ropes
southern Yunnan), Malaysia (peninsular Malaysia and
on them. Scholars content what this implies- since no
Sabah) and Indonesia (Sumatra and Kalimantan).
seal or image shows a rider, the seals prove only that
With more than 28,000 elephants, India is home to
elephants were kept captive, not that they were trained
about 60 percent of the world’s Asian elephant
or “domesticated”.
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population. Of these, the largest populations, totalling
between 10,500 and 14,500 are found in southern India,
primarily in the Western Ghats region. Wyanad-Mysore
region alone has about 8000.
opportunities to intermingle, and thereby exchange genetic
material. Inbreeding results and the elephants are
becoming genetically less vigour. Thus one of the major
threat to the survival of the species is habitat loss due to
Large mammal like the elephant is by nature a long- fragmentation.
ranging mammal. Although the
Loss of habitat and
Project
Elephant
elephant possesses a large
fragmentation also has
stomach, it suffers from poor Project Elephant was launched in February, 1992 resulted in elephants coming
digestion. Hence, the elephant to assist States having free ranging populations in conflict with farmers and
spends a large part of the day, of wild elephants to ensure long term survival of local populace. For
nearly 18 hours, eating. It also identified viable populations of elephants in their example, crop raiding is a
defecates an equal number of natural habitats. The project is being implemented major problem in areas
times. This continuous eating in States, viz Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal abutting elephant territory.
helps it to gather the essential Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Farmers may be injured or
nutrients. A large appetite Meghalya, Nagaland, Orissa, Tamilnadu, killed by foraging elephants
requires a large habitat! Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. and can lose an entire year’s
Studies show that the States are being given financal as well as technical provisions in a single night’s
elephants travel over an area of assistance in achieving the objectives of the raid. Further, about 200
up to 1000 square kilometres Project. Help is also provided to other States people a year are killed by
each year, thus indicating that with small populations of elephants for the elephants on the move. A
the maintenance of large, purpose of census, training of field staff and report prepared by the
contiguous tracts of forest and mitigation of human elephant conflict.
Assam State Forest
grassland habitat is important to
Department reveals that
ensure their long-term survival. Hence, the elephant is altogether 452 persons were killed by wild elephants
constantly on the move, looking for food and water and many injured in Assam from 2001 to May 24, 2009.
resources.
Farmers resort to
Hence for its normal
survival it needs large area to
make up its habitat. As India’s
economy burgeons, more and
more development projects,
including roads, dams, canals,
railways, mines, pipelines,
agriculture and human
settlements encroach upon
forest area elephant habitat is
getting shrunk.
Elephent Reserves
traditional methods of
driving elephants from their
fields, like creating noise
through firecrackers and
carrying flame torches. They
erect illegal electric fences
by tapping electricity from
the main transmission lines,
which kill crop-raiding
elephants. Locals often
retaliate by killing the
“problem” or rogue elephants, or even worse, injuring
Rubbing salt to the injury, not only the area is getting
them badly. Injured elephants may become even more
sparse, it is getting fragmented. Habitat loss is the primary
resentful of humans. Thus elephants, few left also come
cause of species extinction. But fragmentation also has
under intense pressure.
severe impact. “If you look at a map depicting wild
Another threat to elephant survival derives from the
Asian elephant distribution today, you’ll see a shattered
kingdom,” says Dr. Raman Sukumar, an elephant scientist illegal ivory trade. The demand for ivory in the
at Indian Inst of Sciences Bangaloru. Fragmentation of international market has not declined even after numerous
elephant population into small, isolated groups makes it international legislations banning all domestic and
more and more not viable. Approximately 40 separate international trade in ivory and ivory products. Southeast
elephant populations currently live in India with few Asia and Europe are gobbling up ivory like no time in
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Till now 26 Elephant Reserves (ERs) extending
over about 60,000 sq kmt have been formally
notified by various State Governments . Consent
for establishment 6 more ERs - Baitarini ER &
South Orissa ER in Orissa , Lemru & Badalkhod
in Chattisgarh and Ganga-Jamuna (Shiwalik) ER
in U.P , Khasi ER in Meghalaya has been
accorded by MOEF. The concerned State
Governments are yet to notify these ERs.
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history. Although a major portion of this ivory comes
from African elephants, a significant portion of Asian
elephant ivory is traded-off as African ivory. Unlike the
African elephants, only the males have tusks in the Asian
elephants. Severe poaching of tuskers has skewed the
sex ratio of the Asian elephants drastically in many parts
of India in the last few decades.
due consideration. Nevertheless they provide only short
term solution.
The Project is being mainly implemented
in 13 States / UTs , viz. Andhra pradesh ,
Arunachal Pradesh , Assam , Jharkhand ,
Karnataka , Kerala , Meghalaya , Nagaland ,
Orissa , Tamil Nadu , Uttranchal , Uttar
Pradesh and West Bengal. Small support is
also being given to Maharashtra and
Chattisgarh . Main activities under the
Project are as follows:
Thus two significant issues that affect elephants today,
other than poaching, are habitat fragmentation and
elephant-human conflict that result in local antagonism
towards the elephant and its conservation.
Managing the conflict
Conserving the Asian elephant is primarily India’s
responsibility, as the population of the Asian species both
in the wild and in captivity is concentrated in India.
Mitigating human-elephant conflict is one of the major
focuses of elephant conservation efforts. This is a
challenging task, because crop raiding by elephants is
Ecological restoration of existing natural
habitats and migratory routes of elephants;
Development of scientific and planned
management for conservation of elephant
habitats and viable population of Wild Asiatic
elephants in India;
Elephant conservation is paying off, and even
a solution to increasing man-elephant conflicts
is on the horizon. Its population, decimated to
a low of 15,627 in 1985, had at last count in
2002 grown to 26,413, thanks to conservation
efforts.
Promotion of measures for mitigation of man
elephant conflict in crucial habitats and
moderating pressures of human and domestic
stock activities in crucial elephant habitats;
Strengthening of measures for protection of
Wild elephants form poachers and unnatural
causes of death;
certain to increase as crops like sugarcane, beets,
banana, mango, jackfruit, coconut, cereals and millets
are planted either in proximity to forests or in the migratory
corridors of elephants. When the animals find a more
attractive food variety in cultivated areas, it is a powerful
lure. The result is crop raiding.
Research on Elephant management related
issues;
Public education
programmes;
and
awareness
Eco-develoment
Many measures have been taken to protect and
conserve Asian elephants. Anti poaching activity is
undertaken by forest and wild life departments. But
important problem remains human- elephant conflict.
Noise, elephant-proof trenches (EPT), “chili bombs” that
release pungent smoke, electrified fences and capture
or culling of rogue elephants has been tried with various
levels of success. In some areas, elephant-scaring squads
equipped with firearms, firecrackers, vehicles and
kumkies (tamed elephants used to chase or capture wild
elephants) are used to chase elephants away from the
crop fields and plantations. The idea of a mechanical
steel fence using old railway tracks is also being given
Veterinary care
A long-term plan will have to aim for reduction of
human-elephant conflicts through a variety of measures.
The solution will have to emerge from rigorous study
and understanding of elephant biology and behaviour.
Sustained policy support and the goodwill of people are
equally important. Local population living on the fringes
of the forest or along the path of elephant movement will
have to be part of the solution.
‰ T V Venkateswaran
[email protected]
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xqcjSyksa dh dgha T+;knk iztkfr;ka ijLij ,d lh gS tcfd efD[k;ksa o ls vpfEHkr FksA njvly] gky gh esa ^tSo fofo/krk* tqEys ds vkfo"dkj
frrfy;ksa dh T+;knk iztkfr;ka ,d&nwljs ls fHkUUk gSAa nwljs 'kCnksa esa xqcjSyksa vkSj ^tSo fofo/krk* dks iztkfr;ksa dh la[;k dk i;kZ; eku fy, tkus ds
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ckn gkYMsu dh mfDr dk ;g vFkZ
gh js[kkafdr gks jgk gSA
xqcjSyksa esa tSofofo/krk
xqcjSyksa dh fofo/krk
D;k dhVksa ds fdlh Hkh vU; lewg
dh vis{kk xqcjSyksa esa T+;knk fofoèkrk
gS\ D;k mudh fofo/krk mudh
iztkfr;ksa dh la[;k ds lekuqikrh
gS\ gkYMsu dh mfDr ds lanHkZ esa
D;k ;g dguk mfpr gksxk fd T+;knk
iztkfr gksus dh otg ls xqcjSys
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T+;knk fnypLi gS\a cnfdLerh ls]
tSo fofo/krk lac/a kh lkfgR; bl
ckr ls Hkjk iM+k gS fd ftruh
T+;knk iztkfr;ka] mruh T+;knk
fofoèkrkA tSo&fofo/krk dh x.kuk
ds fy, ftu lw=kksa dk mi;ksx fd;k
tkrk gS] os dqN bl rjg cus gSa fd
T+;knk iztkfr;ka gksus ij fofo/krk
c<+h gqbZ fn[kkbZ iM+rh gS ijarq ;g
lehdj.k vc iqjkuk iM+ x;k gS
bl lehdj.k dks vi;kZIr ekudj
vc tSo fofo/krk ds ekiu gsrq dbZ
lq>ko fn, tk jgs gSAa ;g dgk tk
jgk gS fd fdlh Hkh izkn'kZ esa iztkfr;ksa
dh la[;k Lor% tSo fofo/krk dh
|ksrd ugha gksrhA tSo fofo/krk ds
fdlh Hkh lexz vkdyu esa dqN
tSfod fHkUUkrkvksa dks 'kkfey djuk
t:jh gSA
D;ksa gS xqcjSyksa esa bruh iztkfr;ka
mnkgj.k ds fy, xqcjSyksa ds nks uewus ysrs gS]a tks ,d nwljs ls Lora=k
jgrs gSAa nksuksa esa 100&100 iztkfr;ka gSAa vc ;fn ,d lewg dh leLr
100 iztkfr;ka ,d gh dqy dh gks vkSj nwljs lewg dh 100 iztkfr;ka 10
vyx&vyx dqyksa dh gks]a rks nwljs lewg esa fofo/krk T;+knk dgh tk,xhA
nwljk lewg blfy, fofo/krkiw.kZ gS D;ksfa d mlesa ckgjh cukoV dh n`f"V
ls T+;knk fdLe ds xqcjSys gSAa dqy dk fuekZ.k ewyr% ckgjh cukoV
¼ekWQksy
Z kWth½ ds vk/kkj ij gh gqvk gSA vFkkZr~ fdlh lewg dh tSo
fofoèkrk flQZ mldh iztkfr;ksa dh la[;k ij ugha cfYd mu iztkfr;ksa ds
chp ckgjh cukoV vkSj tSfod y{k.kksa dh fHkUUkrk ij Hkh fuHkZj djrh gSA
blh izdkj ls fdlh dqy vFkok x.k ¼vkWMjZ ½ dh fofo/krk ij iztkfr;ksa
dh la[;k dk i;kZ; ugha gSA
oxhZdj.k ,d lksikuc) izfØ;k gSA blesa fdlh tho dks fdlh
iztkfr] thul] ;k dqy esa j[kk tkrk gSA iztkfr] thul ;k dqy dk
fuèkkZj.k ckgjh cukoV ds lksikuc) y{k.kksa ds vk/kkj ij fd;k tkrk gSA
vr% lkjh iztkfr;ksa dks ,d cgqvk;keh rkus ckus esa j[kk tk ldrk gSA
;g rkuk&ckuk ckgjh cukoV ds y{k.kksa ls ifjHkkf"kr gksrk gSA ckgjh
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cukoV ds vk/kkj ij izR;sd iztkfr bl rkus ckus esa fdlh ,d LFkku
fo'ks"k ij j[kh tk ldrh gSA bls ekWQksLZ isl dg ldrs gSAa iztkrh ds Åij
thul] thul ds Åij dqy o mlds Åij vkMZj dh ekQksLis"k gksxhA
fdlh vkWMjZ dh ekWQksLZ isl esa iztkfr;ksa dh la[;k nks otgksa ls c<+ ldrh
gSA
igyh otg gksrh gS fd fdlh vkWMjZ dh ekWQksLZ isl gh cM+h gksA rc
blesa T+;knk iztkfr;ka gksxa h vkSj T;+knk fofo/krk gksxhA ;kuh ekWLQksLZ isl
ds c<+us ij iztkfr;ksa dh la[;k vkSj fofo/krk nksuksa esa btkQk gksrk gSA
nwljh otg ;g gks ldrh gS fd mfDr ekWQksLZ isl esa iztkfr;ksa dk
?kuRo de&T;knk gksA ;kuh ftl vkWMjZ dh ekWQksLZ isl esa iztkfr;ksas dk
?kuRo T+;knk gksxk] mlesa iztkfr;ksa dh la[;k T;+knk gksxhA ijUrq bl rjg
mruh dh ekWQksLisl esa T;+knk iztkfr;ka Balw us ij fofo/krk ugh c<+rhA
xkSjryc gS fd ekWQksLZ isl ls rkRi;Z fdlh lewg dks ifjHkkf"kr djus okys
ckgjh cukoV ds y{k.kksa ls gSA ftruh cM+h ekWQksZLisl gS] mrus gh T+;knk
y{k.k mlesa iznf'kZr gksaxsA ekWQksZLisl dh mijksDr voèkkj.kk ds izdk'k
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esa mudk ?kuRo T+;knk gSA dksfy;ksIVsjk vkWMjZ ls izfr dqy iztkfr;ksa dh
la[;k Hkh T+;knk gSA
esa ;g ns[kuk mi;ksxh gksxk fd xqcjSy oxZ ¼dksfy;ksIVsjk oxZ½ esa
iztkfr;ksa dh la[;k T+;knk gksus dh otg D;k gSA
mijksDr fu"d"kZ dk ,d vkSj ifj.kke gSA tSo&fofo/krk dh ifjHkk"kk
,d vU; rjg ls Hkh dh tk ldrh gS% *;fn fdlh lewg esa ls nks tarq
cxSj lksp&s le>s ¼jS.Me½ <ax+ ls ys fy, tk,a] rks fdruh lEHkkouk gS fd
os ,d nwljs ls fHkUUk gksxa s vkSj fdruh gn rd fHkUUk gksxa \s
dksfy;ksIVsjks vkWMjZ esa iztkfr;ksa ds mPPk ?kUkRo dk ifj.kke ;g gS fd
dksbZ Hkh nks iztkfr;ka ijLij T+;knk leku gksxa hA ;kuh jS.Me <ax+ ls pqus
x, nks xqcjSyksa esa fHkUUkrk dh lEHkkouk o fHkUUkrk dh ek=kk de gksxhA
nwljs 'kCnksa esa xqcjSyksa dh ckgjh cukoV esa nksgjko T+;knk gSA
iztkfr;ksa dk ?kuRo
fdlh ekWQksLZ isl esa iztkfr;ksa dk ?kuRo pkgs ftruk ugha c< ldrkA fdUgha
nks iztkfr;ksa ds chp bruk varj rks gksxk fd fd os ijLij iztuu dk;Z
u dj ldsAa blds vkykok ;s varj muds chp izfrLi/kkZ dks de djus
ds fy, Hkh t:jh gSAa mnkgj.k ds fy, gfpalu us n'kkZ;k Fkk fd flEiSVd
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iztkfr;ksa esa blh rjg ds U;wure varj ik, tkrs gSAa flEiSfVªd iztkfr;ka
mUgsa dgrs gSa tks vkil esa larkuksRifÙk rks dj ldrh gSa exj muesa dqN
jkspd loky ;g gS fd oks dkSu lk xq.k gS tks bruh iztkfr;ksa dks
,sls varj gksrs gSa fd ;g lEHko ugha gks ikrkA tSls nks iztkfr;ksa ds chp
tUe nsrk gSA
HkkSxksfyd varj ;k Qwy vkus ds le; esa varjA xqcjSyk vkWMZj esa
igyh otg ¼;kuh ekWQksLZ isl dk cM+k gksuk½ dh Nkuchu eqf'dy gS vR;f/kd iztkfr ?kuRo dk ,d vFkZ ;g Hkh yxk;k tk ldrk gS fd
D;ksfa d dksfy;ksIVsjk dh ekWQksLZ isl dh ifjHkkf"kr djus okys y{k.k vyx muesa varj U;wure gSaA vycÙkk bldh tkap ds fy, dksbZ vklku
gksxa s vkSj fdlh vU; oxZ ds vyxA ;s vyx&vyx y{k.k cgq/kk ijLij rjhdk miyC/k ugha gSA
rqyuk ;ksX; ugha gksrAs
mijksDr ppkZ ds lanHkZ esa ;g iz'u mruk fnypLi ugha jg tkrk fd
cgjgky] ge dqN lkekU;hdj.k rks dj gh ldrs gSAa elyu xqcjSyksa D;ksa xqcjSys iztkfr la[;k esa brus Åij gSa T;+knk fnypLi loky ;g gks
vkSj ohfoy lewgksa esa iztkfr;ksa dh la[;k T+;knk gS exj budh yEckb;ka tkrk gS fd xqcjSyksa esa ,slh D;k [kkl ckr gS fd os lg&vfLrRo dks bruh
cgqr T+;knk ;k cgqr de ugha gksrhaA njvly ;fn dhVksa dks yEckbZ ds gn rd >sy ikrs gS\a vkSj ;g Hkh ,d jkspd loky gS fd og dkSu lk
xq.k gS tks budh bruh vf/kd iztkfr;ksa dks tUe nsrk gSA D;ksa gSa xqcjSyksa
vk/kkj ij ns[ks]a rks dbZ vU; dhV lewg ¼tSls QSfLeMk] gkseksIVsjk]
vksMksuVS k] vkSj ysfiMksIVsjk vkfn½ esa xqcjSyksa vkSj ohfoy ls T+;knk
fofo/krk gksrh gSA
bl ckr ds Hkh dksbZ izek.k ugha gSa fd xqcjSys cgqr fofo/k
izkd`roklksa esa jgrs gksAa gks ldrk gS fd mDr nks ckrsa xqcjSyksa esa
fofoèkrk ds vHkko dks u n'kkZrh gksa exj vkt rd dksbZ ,slk ckgjh
y{k.k ugha ns[kk x;k gS] ftlesa xqcjSyksa esa cgqr fofo/krk ikbZ tk,A
pwfa d vkWMjZ ds Lrj ij ekWQksLZ isl dh rqyuk eqf'dy gSa blfy,
ge ;g dj ldrs gSa fdlh vkWMjZ esa dqyksa dh la[;k dks ckg~; cukoV
esa fofo/krk dk |ksrd eku ysAa tSlk fd igys crk;k x;k Fkk dqy
¼;kuh QSey
s h½ iztkfr;ksa dk ,d lewg gksrk gS exj ;s y{k.k fd;h
vU; dqy ls fHkUUk gksrs gSAa vFkkZr~ fdlh vkMZj esa dqyksa dh la[;k
mldh ckg~; cukoV lEc/kh fofo/krk dh |ksrd gks ldrh gSA
dksfy;ksIVsjk ¼xqcjSyk vkMZj½ esa 138 dqy gSa tcfd fMIVsjk esa
xqcjSyksa dh ckgjh cukoV esa nksgjko T;knk gSA
115 rFkk ysfiMksIVsjk esa ek=k 108 dqy gSAa ijUrq tSlk igys dgk x;k
Fkk] dksfy;ksIVsjk esa iztkfr;ksa dh la[;k ds eku ls dqyksa dh la[;k cgqr dh bruh iztkfr;ka\ [kqn gkYMsu us gh ,d ckj dgk Fkk fd bZ'oj dks gesa
de gSA nwljs 'kCnksa esa dksfy;ksIVsjk vkMZj esa ckgjh cukoV dk nk;jk T+;knk xqnxqnkus esa vlk/kkj.k vkuUn feyrk gSA xqcjSys 'kk;n xqnxqnkus dk ,d
O;kid ut+j vkrk gS exj iztkfr;ksa dh la[;k mlls dgha T+;knk gSA vkSj lk/ku gSA
vFkkZr~ xqcjSyksa dh T;+knk iztkfr;ka blfy, gSa fd D;ksfa d nh xbZ ekWQksLZ isl
ds-,u- x.ks'kS;k] L=kksr QhplZ] vxLr 1998
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State Tree Puzzle 5
fp=k igsyh& 50 / Photo Quiz - 50
The puzzle is based on the State Tree.
Last date of receiving correct entries: 15 August, 2010.
Winners will get a Biodiversity activity kit as a prize.
Please send your entries to:-
State Tree Puzzle-5, VIPNET News, Vigyan Prasar,
A-50, Sector 62, Noida-201 307
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„ Identify the birds in the picture?
mÙkj izkIr djus dh vafre frfFk% 15 vxLRk 2010
MªkW }kjk p;fur fotsrkvksa dks iqjLdkj Lo:i foKku izlkj ds izdk'ku
Hksts tk,¡xAs vius tokc bl irs ij Hkst%as &
foiusV fp=k igsyh & 50] foKku izlkj] ,&50] lsDVj 62] uks,Mk
VIPNET Photo Quiz - 50, VIGYAN, PRASAR, A-50,
Sec. 62, Noida
Correct Answer of Photo Quiz 48
This painting, catches my imagination at Manav
Sangrahalaya, Bhopal because of the various life
forms i.e. biodiversity depicted in it, starting from
insect, reptiles, fishes, elephants and the mammals.
It is a example of keen observation by artiste, VP
Salute this unknown artiste for his wonderful understanding biodiversity. The picture showed how in
perfect harmony men can live with other life form.
There is no conflict among them, if men can over
come his greed.
Name of the winners: 1. Vaibhav Jha, Sonebhadra,
U.P., 2. Vishal Kumar Sharma, Darbhanga, Bihar,
3. Vikash Kumar Sharma Darbhanga, Bihar,
4. Pragya Verma, Durg, Chattisgarh
Clues
1. State Tree of Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
2. State Tree of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam
3. State Tree of Bihar and Haryana
4. State Tree of Chattisgarh and Jharkhand
5. State Tree of Goa
6. State Tree of Himachal Pradesh
7. State Tree of Jammu and Kashmir,
8. State Tree of Kerala
9. State Tree of Karnataka
10.State Tree of Madhya Pradesh
11. State Tree of Maharashtra
If you want to know more about Vigyan Prasar, its publications
& software, besides the next moves of VIPNET Science Clubs, please
write to us at the address given below:-
Answer of
Astronomy
Biodiversity
Puzzle - 1
Vigyan Prasar
A-50, Institutional Area, Sector 62, Noida (U.P.)
201307
Regd.Office : Technology Bhawan, New Delhi -110
016
Phone
: 0120 240 4430, 240 4435
Fax
: 0120 240 4437
Email
: [email protected],
[email protected]
Website
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Nomination Form For Training Programme On
Innovative Experiments In Physics
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igyan Prasar is organizing six regional Training programmes in East, West, South, North, NorthEast, and Central India during August to October 2010. The objective of this training programme
is to illustrate and demonstrate a series of novel activities that may help enhance interest in physics
amongst students and teachers. Activities aim at conceptual understanding of Physical phenomena
rather than verification of experiments described in a text book. The experiments were jointly
developed by Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and Vigyan Prasar.
If you are a physics teacher/science communicator and willing to attend this workshop,
kindly send us information as per the details below.
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about the exact dates/venue etc.)
Send nomination to : Desk, Innovative Experiments Workshop 2010
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Clubspeak
constellations, earth orbital plane, moon orbit, Venus
HIM Science Club, Hira Nagar, Hamirpur, Himachal transit, new moon, geographical North, longitude etc.
Pradesh celebrated
Awareness on global warming
Earth Day on April
Eco Friendly Science Club, Rewa City, Madhya Pradesh
22,2010 at HIM
participated in Science Exhibition in Indore from 8–10
Academy Public
January2010. They made a model showing the causes
School, Hamirpur.
of global warming, effects of global warming and also
On this occasion
presented the ways how can we control global warming.
various competitions
Members visited two
were organised such
colonies of their
as paintings, slogan-writing and poster making. Besides
locality and created
this a rally was also carried out by Scouts & Guide
awareness on global
students.
warming and its
causes. They also
Annular Solar Eclipse
attended national level
Blooming Scientists’ Vipnet Club, M.G.E.M.H.S.S,
science exhibition
Njaliakuzhy, Vakathanam, Kottayam, Kerala organized
which
was
organised
by
Science
aur
Kainnat Society of
interactive programmes on mangroves and health habits
etc. during the November 2009 to January 2010. Major India at Kainnat International School, Sambhal from
achievement of the club is that the club members facilitated February 5-8, 2010. They got first position in Science
Drama competition.
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more than thousand students, teachers and
Earth Day
staff of school and some common people to
witness the “Annular Solar Eclipse” on
January 15, 2010 through the “Safe Solar
Filter”. Earlier, club concluded a detailed
discussion on the special celestial event of the
century and also conducted programmes to
make them aware.
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Astronomy activity camp
Eekshan Vipnet Science Club, Vill - Sadpur
(Tata Tower), P.O – Maslandapur, North 24
Parganas, West Bengal organized an
Astronomy activity camp with the help of
Astronomy kit. In this camp, members
demonstrated various experiments to
understand the Astronomy. Various terms of
Astronomy have been discussed like
Teacher: Do you
know Gollu, what is
an “American Ant”?
Gollu: Yes, the wife of
an American Uncle
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