Environment and Ecology Four-ringed butterfly
- A new study found that a four-ringed butterfly belonging to a family with most members in China has resurfaced in India after 61
- The butterfly was recorded in 2018 from the Namdapha National
- Ypthima is considered a rich genus of the family Nymphalidae which has some 6,000 species of butterflies.
- Of the 35 Ypthima species recorded in India, 23 have been reported from the
Cloudbursts
- Cloudbursts followed by flash floods wreaked widespread destruction in Himachal
- Recently, a cloudburst event was reported in Kullu, Mandi, and Shimla regions of Himachal Pradesh, as per the District Disaster Management Authority.
About Cloudbursts
- It refers to particularly heavy precipitation in a short period of time over limited geographical
- Any unexpected precipitation exceeding 100 millimetres per hour over a geographical region of approximately 20 to 30 square km can be categorized as (IMD).
