World's Only Bird of this Species Resides in Odisha's Mangalajodi Wetland
As per reports, there is only one bird of this species that exists in the whole wide world. And that's in our very own Odisha! The world's only White grey-headed swamphen can be found in the Mangalajodi wetland, which is around 70 km from Bhubaneshwar.
The colour of the bird - which has an almost all-white plumage because of genetic dilution - lends it its rare element. A team of three researchers - wildlife warden of Khordha Subhendu Mallik, associate professor at Shakti Nanda and assistant conservator of forests - identified the purpose.
May 06, 2022
Rajasthan Turns Out as the First 10 GW Solar State
According to Mercom's India Solar Project Tracker, Rajasthan became the first state in India to reach 10 GW of cumulative large-scale solar installations. The state has a total installed power capacity of 32.5 GW, with renewables accounting for 55 per cent, thermal energy for 43 per cent, and nuclear energy accounting for the remaining 2%. Solar is the most common energy source, accounting for roughly 36 per cent of total capacity and 64 per cent of renewables.
May 02, 2022
Brazil Landscape Garden Sitio Burle Marx Receives UNESCO World Heritage Status
The Sitio Burle Marx site, a landscape garden in Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro was added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites. The garden features more than 3,500 species of plants native to Rio and is considered a laboratory for botanical and landscape experimentation.
The site was named after Burle Marx, a Brazilian landscape architect whose designs of parks and gardens made him world-famous. The Sitio Burle Marx site was his home until 1985.