{"id":31995,"date":"2025-04-13T07:52:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T02:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=31995"},"modified":"2025-04-16T18:24:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T12:54:00","slug":"phawngpui-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/phawngpui-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Phawngpui National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Phawngpui National Park Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>Forest fires that had erupted in several parts of Mizoram\u2019s Phawngpui National Park have affected nearly one-ninth of the park\u2019s total area, state forest officials said recently.<\/p>\n<h2>About Phawngpui National Park<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Phawngpui National Park, also known as the <strong>Blue Mountain National Park<\/strong>, is located in the <strong>southeastern corner of Mizoram,<\/strong> near the <strong>India-Myanmar border.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is the <strong>highest peak in the state,<\/strong> rising to an altitude of 2,157 meters above sea level.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It <strong>overlooks the Chhimtuipui River<\/strong> and the <strong>hill ranges of Myanmar.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The national park covers an area of 50 sq.km.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>local Mizo people consider <\/strong>the national park as a <strong>sacred place,<\/strong> and believe thatit is <strong>inhabited by the spirits of their ancestors.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The national park is often <strong>enveloped by clouds, <\/strong>and appears <strong>blue from a distance.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Flora<\/strong>: The thick forests are interspersed with small patches of grassy glades and are replete with diverse fauna typical of <strong>Montane Subtropical forests<\/strong> including <strong>oak, rhododendrons, <\/strong>and rare species of <strong>bamboos<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fauna<\/strong>: It is home to an amazing variety of birdlife, including the rare Blyth\u2019s Tragopan, Dark Rumped Swift, and <strong>Mrs. Hume\u2019s Pheasant, the Mizoram state bird,<\/strong> and endangered mammals like the <strong>Slow Loris, Tiger, Leopard, Leopard Cat, <\/strong>Serow, Goral, Asiatic Black Bear, Stump-tailed Macaque, and <strong>Capped Langur.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Phawngpui National Park FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1<\/strong>. Which is the highest peak in Mizoram?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. The highest peak in Mizoram is Phawngpui, also known as Blue Mountain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2<\/strong>. Which bird, also the state bird of Mizoram, is found in Phawngpui National Park?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Mrs. Hume\u2019s Pheasant<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3<\/strong>. Why is Phawngpui also known as the Blue Mountain?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Because it appears blue from a distance due to clouds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/forest-fires-affected-one-ninth-of-phawngpui-national-park-in-mizoram-official-101744292750022.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HT<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phawngpui National Park, in southeastern Mizoram near the India-Myanmar border, is known for its rich biodiversity and the scenic Blue Mountain peak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":31997,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-31995","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\/31995","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=31995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}