{"id":30637,"date":"2025-03-08T12:14:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T06:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=30637"},"modified":"2025-04-11T09:02:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T03:32:45","slug":"amrut-biodiversity-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/amrut-biodiversity-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Amrut Biodiversity Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Amrut Biodiversity Park Latest News\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena recently inaugurated the Amrut Biodiversity Park next to the Commonwealth Games Village.<\/p>\n<h2>About Amrut Biodiversity Park<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Amrut Biodiversity Park, built as part of the Delhi Development Authority\u2019s (DDA) <strong>Yamuna Floodplain Restoration initiative<\/strong>, is a joint venture between the authority and the CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute in Lucknow.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Spanning around 115 hectares, it is located along National Highway 24 and next to the Commonwealth Games Village in Delhi.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The park features 14,500 native plants and tree species and 3,20,000 riverine grasses, including <strong>blue panic grass and sarkanda<\/strong>. It aims to provide the people with a clean and refreshing environment while increasing the city&#8217;s green spaces.<\/li>\n<li>The project is distinct from the rest of the biodiversity parks in its theme \u2013 India\u2019s freedom struggle.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It features tracks named \u2018<strong>First War of Independence<\/strong>\u2019, \u2018<strong>Santhal Rebellion<\/strong>\u2019, \u2018Champaran Satyagraha\u2019, \u2018Dandi March\u2019 and \u2018Azad Hind Fauj\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Amrut Biodiversity Park FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1.<\/strong> What is the significance of the name &#8220;Amrut Biodiversity Park&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans. <\/strong>The name &#8220;Amrut&#8221; symbolizes purification and rejuvenation, reflecting the transformation of the area from a neglected state to a thriving biodiversity park2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2. <\/strong>What are the main features of the park&#8217;s design?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans. <\/strong>The park features thematic tracks, diverse plant species, water bodies, and pathways designed to manage stormwater and reduce flood risks<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/delhi\/delhi-l-g-saxena-inaugurates-amrut-biodiversity-park-which-is-themed-on-indias-freedom-struggle-9874192\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Amrut Biodiversity Park features 14,500 native plants and tree species and 3,20,000 riverine grasses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":30638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-30637","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}