{"id":9162,"date":"2023-04-19T02:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T20:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=9162"},"modified":"2025-03-29T11:38:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T06:08:14","slug":"kudremukh-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kudremukh-range\/","title":{"rendered":"Kudremukh Range"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Kudremukh Range:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: It is located in the <strong>Western Ghats<\/strong> in the Chikmagalur district of <strong>Karnataka<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>These broad hills <strong>overlook the Arabian Sea <\/strong>and are connected by <strong>deep valleys and sharp cliffs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is also known as the <strong>Horse Face Range <\/strong>(the literal meaning of Kudremukh in Kannada is horse-faced).<\/li>\n<li>It <strong>got its name from its main peak, Kudremukh Peak <\/strong>(1892 metres), which has a marked similarity to the face of a horse.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kudremukh National Park<\/strong>, the second largest wildlife protected area in the Western Ghats, <strong>is located in these ranges.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is believed that <strong>Kudremukh served as a landmark for sailors on the western coast <\/strong>for over 2000 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Key Facts about Kudremukh National Park:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: It is spread across 600.57 sq km. in the <strong>Chikkamagaluru and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Vegetation: Dense forest cover <\/strong>primarily consists of <strong>semi-evergreen and evergreen trees.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Flora<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Rare flora <\/strong>on the edge of extinction, <strong>such as the Nilambur Cobra Lily <\/strong>and the <strong>South Indian Jewel Orchid<\/strong>, can be found here.<\/li>\n<li>In addition, there are <strong>many trees, including eucalyptus<\/strong>, <strong>acacia<\/strong>, <strong>silk oaks, <\/strong>casuarinas, and others.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fauna<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>It houses a variety of wildlife such as the <strong>leopard, Malabar giant squirrel, sloth bear, gaur, sambar, jackal,<\/strong> mongoose, tiger, wild dog, common langur etc.<\/li>\n<li>It is home to a variety of birds, such as the <strong>Malabar trogon, Malabar whistling thrush<\/strong>, and <strong>the imperial pigeon<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0About Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL):<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>KIOCL Limited (Formerly known as Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited) <strong>is a flagship Company under the Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It was <strong>formed on 2 April 1976 for the mining and beneficiation of low-grade iron ore <\/strong>at Kudremukh, Karnataka, India.<\/li>\n<li>It has over four decades of <strong>experience in operating Iron Ore Mining, Beneficiation and Iron\u2013Oxide Pelletisation<\/strong> in the Country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1)\u00a0What is Iron\u2013Oxide Pelletisation?<\/h3>\n<p>Pelletizing is a process which involves mixing of very finely ground particles of iron ore fines having a size which is less than 200 mesh (0.074 mm) with additives like bentonite and then shaping them into near oval\/spherical balls having size in the range of 8 mm to 16 mm in diameter by a pelletizer and hardening the balls by firing with a fuel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/national\/south\/20-years-after-violation-kiocl-seeks-clearance-to-submerge-700-acre-forest-1210842.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>20 years after &#8216;violation&#8217;, KIOCL seeks clearance to submerge 700-acre forest<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kudremukh Range is located in the Western Ghats in the Chikmagalur district of 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