Current Affairs Question - 19 June 2020

Explanation :

Mugger

• The mugger crocodile, also called the Indian crocodile, or marsh crocodile, is found throughout the Indian subcontinent.
• It is mainly a freshwater species, and found in lakes, rivers and marshes.

Conservation Status

• IUCN : Vulnerable
• CITES : Appendix I
• Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 : Schedule I

Saltwater Crocodile

• It is the largest of all living reptiles.
• It is found throughout the east coast of India.

Conservation Status

• IUCN: Least Concern
• CITES: Appendix I (except the populations of Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, which are included in Appendix II).
• Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 : Schedule I

Gharial

• The Gharial or fish eating crocodile is native to the Indian subcontinent.
• The chambal river in the northern slopes of the Vindhya mountains ( Madhya Pradesh) is known as the primary habitat of gharials.

Conservation Status

• IUCN: Critically Endangered
• CITES : Appendix I
• Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 : Schedule I

Explanation :

• Axone , also spelled akhuni, is a fermented soya bean of Nagaland, known for its distinctive flavour and smell.
• As much an ingredient as it is a condiment, axone used to make pickles and chutneys or curries.
• It is prepared and eaten across Nagaland mainly by the Sumi (also Sema) tribe.
• It belongs to the broader phenomena of fermentation necessary for food preservation in certain ecological contexts.

Sumi Tribe

• It is one of the major ethnic group in Nagaland.
• The Sumis mainly inhabit Zunheboto district, Dimapur district and Kiphire district although many have spread and are now living in a few more districts within Nagaland.
• Sumi Naga tribe practiced kiti-do and were headhunters as every other Naga tribe.
• Tuluni and Ahuna are the major festivals.