CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Pench National park, nestling in the lower southern reaches of the satpuda hills is named after Pench river, meandering through the park from north to south. It is located on the southern boundary of Madhya Pradesh, bordering Maharashtra, in the districts of Seoni and Chhindwara.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is famous for its ferocious Bengal Tigers that boasts a significant amount of tourism in the park. At present, there are around 50 tigers residing in the prey-rich woodlands of park’s region. Besides this, the park also has 39 species of mammals 13 species of reptiles and 3 species of amphibians.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bandipur Tiger Reserve and National Park is caught between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The contiguous stretches of Bandipur-Mudumalai and BRT-Sathyamangalam are caught between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pench is the forest which inspired Rudyard Kiplings – The Jungle Book. Kanha is famous for its lush green grasslands and towering Sal forest. Kanha is popular for Tigers, bird watching & is the last home of the only surviving population of Hard Ground Barasingha (Swamp Deer).