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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
First-ever dragonfly festival is being organized from Aug 3 to Sept 1 at
A
Kolkata
B
Hyderabad
C
Delhi
D
Shimla
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The festival will be inaugurated on August 3 at the WWF auditorium, with some special events, including ‘Be a scientist for a day’, ‘Date with a dragonfly’, ‘Field trips at Okhla bird sanctuary’ and campus counts across NCR.

Detailed explanation-2: -WWF India, Kerala State Office joined hands with Society for Odonate Studies (SOS) and Thumbipuranam to organize the first-ever Dragonfly Festival in Kerala. The festival was named Thumbimaholtsavam in Kerala. Thumbimaholtsavam was formally inaugurated by Dr.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kerala’s 1st-ever Dragonfly Festival.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dragonfly Festival Bioblitz events will be held every month. Join in by uploading observations of dragonflies and damselflies. The larger festival will continue till March 2023, with special prizes for overall contributors. Read More.

Detailed explanation-5: -The official mascot of the festival is named ‘Pantalu’.

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