Subdued Northeast Monsoon in The Southern Peninsula:
In the southern peninsula of India, inadequate rainfall has occurred, suggesting that this year the northeast monsoon is still flat.
Highlights:
♦ The rainfall brought by the southwest monsoon is increased by La Niña, but it has a negative effect on the northeast monsoon.
♦ Inter-Tropical Convective Zone (ITCZ): In the monsoon season, the present position of the ITCZ has also led to inadequate rainfall. ITCZ is currently situated north of its usual position.
♦ The Northeast monsoon or Winter monsoon occurs from October to December.
♦ It is confined to the Southern peninsula.
♦ For Karaikal, Yanam, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, North Interior Karnataka, Mahe and Lakshadweep, the Northeast Monsoon is important.
♦ Tamil Nadu recorded approximately 48% of the annual rainfall during these months, making it a key factor in agricultural activities.
♦ Some of the South Asian countries (such as Maldives, Sri Lanka and Myanmar) also recorded rainfall from October to December.
La Nina:
In Spanish, La Nina is referred to as the "little girl" meaning a large-scale cooling of the surface temperature of the central equator and the eastern Pacific Ocean, as well as changes in the circulation of the tropical atmosphere. Like El Nino, which is the warm phase of the so-called El Niño Southern Oscillation, it typically has the opposite effect on weather and environment (ENSO).
ITCZ:
ITCZ is a low pressure zone and precipitation in tropical regions is defined by its movement north and south along the equator.
The Transboundary Manas Conservation Area Receives The Conservation Excellence Award:
For the year 2020, the Transboundary Manas Protected Area will win the Conservation Excellence Award.
Highlights:
The Conservation Excellence Award honours one place that has achieved excellence in two or more of these five subjects:
-Tiger and prey population monitoring and research;
-Effective site management;
-Enhanced law enforcement & protection & ranger welfare improvement;
-Community based conservation, benefits and human-wildlife conflict mitigation;
-Habitat and prey management.
Transboundary Manas Conservation Area (TraMCA):
-Established in 2011.
Vision: Jointly develop and manage a transboundary protected area between Bhutan and India for the benefit of humans and wildlife.
♦ An significant mosaic of the entire protected area in the eastern Himalayas forms the TraMCA landscape. It includes India`s entire Manas Tiger Reserve, Bhutan`s four reserves and two biological corridors.
♦ The centre of this biologically outstanding transboundary region is the Manas Tiger Reserve in India and the Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan.
♦ Tigers, elephants, rhinos and more than 1,500 mammals, birds and vascular plants are housed here. The Manas River passes through them as well.
♦ The number of tigers increased from 9 in 2010 to 25 in 2018 in the Manas Mountains in India. This number has risen in Manas, Bhutan, from 12 times in 2008 to more than 26 times in 2018.
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