Green Oscars

Whitley Awards – known as ‘Green Oscars’ are organized by ‘Whitley Fund for Nature ‘to recognize the conservators for their outstanding study in the field of conserving the nature, forest and environment. Objectives of project to conserve Hornbill: Hornbills are ecologically important as seed dispersers. The project’s inclusive approach transforms hunters into passionate guardians of nature. Expand the Hornbill Nest Adoption Programme from 9 to 14 villages and give local people a sense of ownership. Set up a pilot forest restoration project. Establish The Hornbill Nyishi Festival to popularize the role played by local tribes in conserving hornbills across the region. Other Achievements of Dr. Aparajita Datta Publish various papers on tree species, forest logging, seed survival of bird and new bird species since 1998. Conserve and improve the status of the bird’s populations and spreading awareness of threat to ecological system. Organize a study and create awareness to conserve hornbills in the Indian Eastern Himalayas at the Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF), an NGO established in 1996.

List of Shipping Canals

Canal Name	Location	Length(Km)
Beloye-More	Baltic Sea	227
Gotta	Sweden	185
Suez	Egypt	169
Volga-Moscow	Russia	129
Kiel	Germany	98
Volga-Don	Russia	97
Elbe-Trave	Germany	66
Panama	Central America	58
Manchester	England	57
Welland	Canada	44

Important Natural Lakes

Lake Name	Location
Caspian Sea	Turlmenistan,Kazakhstan,Azerbaijan and Iran
Superior	USA-Canada
Victoria	Uganda,Tanzania and Kenya
Aral Sea	Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Tanganiya	Tanzania-Zaire(Congo)
Baikal	Russia
Great Bear	Canada

Ten Smallest Nations

Country Name	Capital
Russia	Moscow
canada	Ottawa
USA	Washington DC
China	Beijing
Brazil	Brasilia
Australia	Canberra
India	New Delhi
Argentina	Buenos Aires
Kazakhstan	Astana
Sudan	Kharoum

Ten Biggest Nations

Country Name	Capital
Vatican city	Vatican
Monaco	MOnaco
Naura	Yaren
Tuvalu	Funafati
San Marino	San Marino
Liechtenstein	Vaduz
Marshall Islands	Majuro
St. Kitts & Nevis	Majuro
Maldives	Male
Malta	Valleta

Oceans of World

Ocean Name	Area in km2	Area Percentage
Pacific Ocean	155,557,000	45.7
Atlantic Ocean	76,763,000	22.8
Indian Ocean	68,556,000	20.3
Southern Ocean	20,327	0,0
Artic Ocean	14,05,007	3.9

Security Category

What is Z security?

Depending upon the threat perception the security cover has been classified into four categories:

Z+ category: security cover of 36 personnel, highest level
Z category : 28 personnel (security cover by the Delhi police or the ITBP or CRPF personnel)
Y category : 11 personnel
X category : 2 personnel
The Special Protection Group (SPG) protects the Prime Minister of India. It is one of the eight Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF). The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) are the following police forces of the central government of India:

Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) [Includes Rapid Action Force (RAF) and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA)]
Border Security Force (BSF)
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
Railway Protection Force (RPF)
National Security Guards (NSG) [Included Special Protection Group (SPG)]