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Biosphere Reserves are established for the conservation of biodiversity for economic and social development  and  maintenance  of associated  cultural  values.There are  18  Biosphere  Reserves  in  the country.  Agasthyamala  Biosphere reserve is located at the southern-most  part  of  the  Western  Ghats and spread over two states,Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It was established in 2001;Nokrek Biosphere Reserve is  a  national  park  situated  in  West Garo  Hills  district  of  Meghalaya. UNESCO   made   it   the   Biosphere Reserves  in  May  2009;The  Great Nicobar   Biosphere   Reserve   has such    ecosystems    that    include tropical   wet   evergreen   forests, mountain    ranges    and    coastal plains. The region is well known for its rich biodiversity. It was made a biosphere reserve in January 1989; while  The  Great  Himalayan  is  a National   Park   situated   in   Kullu region  of  Himachal  Pradesh.  The park was established in 198

Temperate Cyclones are cyclones of mid-latitudes and hence are primarily under influence of permanent winds of mid-latitudes i.e. westerlies. Their movement is therefore eastwards of their origin with average velocity of 32km per hour in summers and 48km per hour in winters.

Movement of Tropical CyclonesNormally, they move from east to west under the influence of trade winds because trade winds are permanent winds of tropical latitudes. The general direction is therefore westwards from their origin. They advance with varying velocities. Weak cyclones move at the speed of about 32km per hour while hurricanes attain the velocity of 180km per hour or more.

Political culture refers to widely shared values and beliefs about who should govern, for what ends, and by what means.

Hina Jaiswal from Chandigarh has become the IAF’s first woman flight engineer.

Punch-card ballots voting method was discontinued as a result of the Help America Vote Act because of some issues in the counting process by the tabulating machines.