Jim Corbett National Park

About Jim Corbett National Park:

• It is located at the foothills of the Himalayas in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand. 
• It is the first national park of India, established in 1936. It was named Hailey National Park then.
• In 1957, the park was rechristened Corbett National Park in memory of the late Jim Corbett, a great naturalist and eminent conservationist.
• Known for housing the endangered Bengal tiger, Corbett National Park is part of the larger Corbett Tiger Reserve.
• It was the first place where Project Tiger was launched in 1973.
• The park is spread over an area of more than 500 sq.km.
• The park encompasses the Patli Dun valley formed by the Ramganga river.
• The terrain is undulating with several valleys. The rivers Ramganga, Pallaen, and Sonanadi flow through the valleys.
• Flora:
• Fauna: Tigers and elephants are the charismatic mammals, besides a large array of co-predators (leopards, small carnivores), ungulates (sambar, hog deer, spotted deer), birds, reptiles (gharials, crocodiles), and fishes. 
• In terms of the amendment made to the National Housing Bank Act, 1987, pursuant to the Union Budget announcements for 2019-20, the regulatory powers (including registration of HFCs) of NHB over HFCs were transferred to the RBI with effect from August 9, 2019. 
• The broad functions of NHB as a part of its objective of building a strong, healthy, cost-effective, and viable Housing Finance System include:
  • Supervision and grievance redressal regarding HFCs
  • Financing
  • Promotion and Development.
• The general superintendence, direction, and management of the affairs and business of NHB vest in its Board of Directors.
• Head Office: New Delhi
• NHB RESIDEX: It is the country’s first official housing price index (HPI). It captures movements in the prices of residential real estate prices. 

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