Wildlife photographer and environmentalist Jimmy Carter Polimati has recorded the highest number of butterflies during the Big Butterfly Month- 2024 (BBM) by clicking pictures of a whopping 182 species of butterflies.
Officials say efforts are on to attract the attention of travellers to the various other destinations from heritage to forest reserves away from the beaches
National Biodiversity Authority Secretary B Balaji said stressed on financial support from corporate under the Corporate Social Responsibility programmes.
Governments can adopt the Brazilian model which supports the ideas of ecological fiscal transfer, payments for environmental services, tourism and forest concessions
Among the 35 Indian cities competing, Hyderabad made its remarkable debut, emerging as the top Indian city in terms of observations and participant count