Similipal Biosphere Reserve

👉The Forest Administration and SHGs (Self Help Groups) have started an awareness Campaign to manage fires in Similipal Biosphere Reserve this year.

👉Similipal derives its name from ‘Simul’ (silk cotton) tree.
It was formally designated a tiger reserve in 1956 and brought under Project Tiger in the year 1973.

👉It was declared a biosphere reserve by the Government of India in June, 1994.

👉It has been part of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserve since 2009.

👉It is part of the Similipal-Kuldiha-Hadgarh Elephant Reserve popularly known as Mayurbhanj Elephant Reserve.

👉It is prone to forest fires. In 2021, the Simlipal saw a major fire between February-end and early March.

👉It is situated in the northern part of Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district. Geographically, it lies in the eastern end of the eastern ghat.

👉The biosphere spread over 4,374 sq. km. has 845 sq. km. of core forest (tiger reserve), 2,129 sq km buffer area and 1,400 sq km of transition space.

👉Similipal has 1,076 flowering species and 96 species of orchids.

👉It boasts of having tropical semi-evergreen forests, tropical moist deciduous forests, dry deciduous hill forests.

👉Two tribes, the Erenga Kharias and the Mankirdias, inhabit the reserve’s forests and practise traditional agricultural activities.

👉Similipal is home to a wide range of wild animals including tigers and elephants, besides 304 species of birds, 20 species of amphibians and 62 species of reptiles.

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Ayush Start-up Challenge

👉The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) in association with Startup India has launched the ‘Ayush Start-up Challenge’.

👉It was launched to encourage start-ups and individuals working on innovations in the field of Ayurveda and alternative healing.

👉The winners of ‘Ayush Start-up Challenge’ will receive both a cash prize and incubation support from the AIIA.

👉The market size of the AYUSH sector has grown by 17 % in 2014-20 to reach USD 18.1 billion.

👉In terms of global share, India has grown faster in the AYUSH market as compared to the world and accounts for about 2.8 % of the market, which is likely to hold.

👉The Ayush market is currently estimated to be around USD 10 bn and it is projected to see a 50 % increase over the course of the next five years.

❇️3 entry categories for participating start-ups:

✅Ayush Food Innovations.

✅Ayush Bio-instrumentation (Hardware solutions)

✅Ayush IT Solutions (Software solutions).


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