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civil services chronicle magazine  Published this article page no  121 84. The Frontier 2022 report The UNEP Annual Frontier Report 2022 was released recently.  It was titled Noise Blazes and Mismatches. Highlights of the report  Dhaka has been ranked as the noisiest city in the world which is followed by Moradabad Uttar Pradesh.  Five Indian cities have been ranked in this list of being among the noisiest cities of the world which are Asansol Jaipur Kolkata New Delhi and Moradabad.  Irbid Jordan has been ranked as the worlds quietest city and it is followed by Lyon France and Madrid Spain. 85. OneHorned Rhino The population of onehorned rhinoceros increased by 200 over the last four years in Assams Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve.  The rhino counts at Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve stood at 2613 comprising 866 males 1049 females 273 unsexed 279 juveniles and 146 calves. About Rhinoceros  Only the Great OneHorned Rhino is found in India.  Also known as Indian rhino it is the largest of the rhino species.  It is identified by a single black horn and a greybrown hide with skin folds.  They primarily graze with a diet consisting almost entirely of grasses as well as leaves branches of shrubs and trees fruit and aquatic plants. Protection Status 1. IUCN Red List Vulnerable. 2. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendix I (Threatened with extinction and CITES prohibits international trade in specimens of these species except when the purpose of the import is not commercial for instance for scientific research). 3. Wildlife Protection Act 1972 Schedule I. Other Conservation Efforts by India  The five rhino range nations (India Bhutan Nepal Indonesia and Malaysia) have signed a declaration The New Delhi Declaration on Asian Rhinos 2019 for the conservation and protection of the species.  The Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has begun a project to create DNA profiles of all rhinos in the country.  National Rhino Conservation Strategy It was launched in 2019 to conserve the greater onehorned rhinoceros. 86. Sariska Tiger Reserve  Located in This tiger reserve is located in Alwar district Rajasthan.  It became part of Indias Project Tiger in 1978.  Tiger relocation It is the first reserve in the world with successfully relocated tigers.  202  It is an important biodiversity area in the Northern Aravalli leopard and wildlife corridor.  It is rich in mineral resources such as  It is a part of the Aravalli Range and the KhathiarGir dry deciduous forests ecoregion. 87. P  8I  Navy recently commissioned second P8I squadron INAS 316 Condors in Goa.  The Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 316 will operate four P8I aircraft procured as part of the optional clause in 2016 in a deal worth over $1 bn.  The squadron has been named Condors one of the largest flying land birds with a massive wingspan civil services chronicle magazine buy.

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