Biology:Outline of Tamil Nadu
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tamil Nadu:
Tamil Nadu – state in South India. Tamil Nadu covers an area of 130,058 km2 (50,216 sq mi), and is the eleventh largest state in India. The bordering states are Kerala to the west, Karnataka to the north west and Andhra Pradesh to the north. To the east is the Bay of Bengal and the state encircles the union territory of Puducherry. The southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula is Kanyakumari which is the meeting point of the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean. When India became independent in 1947, Madras presidency became Madras state, comprising present-day Tamil Nadu, coastal Andhra Pradesh up to Ganjam district in Orissa, South Canara district Karnataka, and parts of Kerala. The state was subsequently split up along linguistic lines. In 1969, Madras State was renamed Tamil Nadu, meaning "Tamil country".
General reference
Names
- Common name: Tamil Nadu
- Native name = தமிழ்நாடு
- Pronunciation: /tæmɪl nɑːduː/ TAM-il-NAH-doo; Template:Indic; pronunciation (help·info)
- Originally known as : Madras State Established in 1773; Madras State was formed in 1950 and renamed as Tamil Nadu on 14 January 1969[1]
- Official name: Tamil Nadu
- Nicknames
- Adjectivals
- Demonyms
- Tamils
- Abbreviations and name codes
- ISO 3166-2 code: IN-TN
- Vehicle registration code: TN
Rankings (amongst India's states)
- by population: 6th
- by area (2011 census): 11th
- by crime rate (2015): 7th
- by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 2nd
- by Human Development Index (HDI):
- by life expectancy at birth:
- by literacy rate:
Geography of Tamil Nadu
Geography of Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu is: an Indian state
- Population of Tamil Nadu:
- Area of Tamil Nadu:
- Atlas of Tamil Nadu
Location of Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu is situated within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Asia
- South Asia
- India
- South India
- India
- South Asia
- Asia
- Eurasia
- Time zone: Indian Standard Time (30)
Environment of Tamil Nadu
- Climate of Tamil Nadu
- Protected areas of Tamil Nadu (see below)
- Wildlife of Tamil Nadu
- Flora of Tamil Nadu
- Fauna of Tamil Nadu
- Birds of Tamil Nadu
Natural geographic features of Tamil Nadu
- Lakes of Tamil Nadu
- Mountains of Tamil Nadu
- Western Ghats
- Eastern Ghats
- Nilgiri mountains
- Rivers of Tamil Nadu
Protected areas of Tamil Nadu
Biosphere reserves
Two of the three biosphere reserves in Tamil Nadu are among four in India and ninety five in Asia that are part of UNESCO's Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB).
The 3 Biosphere Reserves in Tamil Nadu listed by size are:
- The Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
- Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
- Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve[2]
National parks
Tamil Nadu has 5 declared National Parks with a total area over 307.84 km2 (118.86 sq mi), covering only 0.24% of the state. This is the third lowest % area covered of all Indian states and Union territories.[3]
- Indira Gandhi National Park
- Mudumalai National Park
- Mukurthi National Park
- Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park
- Guindy National Park[4]
- Palani Hills National Park
Wildlife sanctuaries
Wildlife sanctuaries in India – there are 7 wildlife sanctuaries plus 13 bird sanctuaries that together cover over 2,997.60 km2 (1,157.38 sq mi), 2.30% of the total state area.[5]
- Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary
- Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary
- Kalakkad Wildlife Sanctuary
- Mundanthurai Sanctuary
- Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary
- Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
- Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary
- Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary[6][7]
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Elephant reserves
Tamil Nadu is a major participant in Project Elephant.[8]
- Nilgiri Elephant Reserve
- Coimbatore Elephant Reserve
- Anamalai Elephant Reserve
- Srivilliputtur Elephant Reserve
- Rejuvenation Camp for Temple and Private Elephants of Tamil Nadu[9]
Tiger reserves
Tamil Nadu has 4 tiger reserves which are declared as part of Project Tiger:
- Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve[10][11]
- Mudumalai National Park[12]
- Annamalai-Parambikulam Tiger Reserve[13]
- Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary
The state has 2 other significant tiger habitats:
- Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary
- Mukurthi National Park
Bird sanctuaries
There are 13 established bird sanctuaries at the southernmost continental range of the Central Asian Flyway in Tamil Nandu.[15][16]
- Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary[17]
- Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary
- Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary
- Karikili Bird Sanctuary
- Koothankulam Bird Sanctuary
- Melaselvanur - Kilaselvanur Bird Sanctuary[18]
- Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary
- Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary
- Vaduvoor Bird Sanctuary[19]
- Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
- Vellode Birds Sanctuary
- Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary
- Viralimalai Peacock Sanctuary[20][21]
- Kallaperambur lake [22]
- Suchindram Theroor Birds Sanctuary
Regions of Tamil Nadu
Ecoregions of Tamil Nadu
Ecoregions in Tamil Nadu
Administrative divisions of Tamil Nadu
Administrative divisions of Tamil Nadu
- Districts of Tamil Nadu
- Municipalities of Tamil Nadu
Districts of Tamil Nadu
- Districts of Tamil Nadu
Municipalities of Tamil Nadu
Municipalities of Tamil Nadu
- Capital of Tamil Nadu: Capital of Tamil Nadu
- Cities of Tamil Nadu
Demography of Tamil Nadu
Demographics of Tamil Nadu
Government and politics of Tamil Nadu
Politics of Tamil Nadu
- Form of government: Indian state government (parliamentary system of representative democracy)
- Capital of Tamil Nadu: chennai
- Elections in Tamil Nadu
- (specific elections)
Union government in Tamil Nadu
- Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu Pradesh Congress Committee
- Indian general election, 2009 (Tamil Nadu)
- Indian general election, 2014 (Tamil Nadu)
Branches of the government of Tamil Nadu
Government of Tamil Nadu
Executive branch of the government of Tamil Nadu
- Head of state: Governor of Tamil Nadu
- Head of government: Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- Council of Ministers of Tamil Nadu
Legislative branch of the government of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
- Constituencies of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Judicial branch of the government of Tamil Nadu
- Madras High Court
- Chief Justice of Madras High Court
Law and order in Tamil Nadu
- Law enforcement in Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu Police
History of Tamil Nadu
History of Tamil Nadu
History of Tamil Nadu, by period
Prehistoric Tamil Nadu
Ancient Tamil Nadu
Medieval Tamil Nadu
Colonial Tamil Nadu
Contemporary Tamil Nadu
History of Tamil Nadu, by region
History of Tamil Nadu, by subject
Culture of Tamil Nadu
Culture of Tamil Nadu
- Architecture of Tamil Nadu
- Temples of Tamil Nadu
- Cuisine of Tamil Nadu
- Languages of Tamil Nadu
- Monuments in Tamil Nadu
- Monuments of National Importance in Tamil Nadu
- State Protected Monuments in Tamil Nadu
- World Heritage Sites in Tamil Nadu
Art in Tamil Nadu
- Cinema of Tamil Nadu
- Karakattam
- Nadaswaram
- Melam
- mayilāṭṭam
- ōyilāttam
- Bharatanatyam
- Devadasis
- Terukkuttu
- Kattaikkuttu
Literature of Tamil Nadu
Tamil literature
- Tirukkural
- Tamil Sangams
- Tiruvalluvar
- Paripaatal
- Subramanya Bharathy
- Bharathidasan
- Jallikattu
Music of Tamil Nadu
Music of Tamil Nadu
- Thevaram
- Carnatic music
- Villuppāṭṭu
- Nāṭṭuppur̲appāṭṭu
- Ballads
- Tyagaraja
- Muthuswami Dikshitar
- Syama Sastri
- Thiruvaiyaru
- Tamil Trinity
- Muthu Thandavar
- Arunachala Kavi
- Marimutthu Pillai
- Madras Music Season
Festivals in Tamil Nadu
- Pongal
- Tamil New Year
- Dasara
- Vinayaka Chathurthi
- Eid ul-Fitr
- Easter
People of Tamil Nadu
People of Tamil Nadu
- People from Tamil Nadu
Religion in Tamil Nadu
Religion in Tamil Nadu
- Christianity in Tamil Nadu
- Hinduism in Tamil Nadu
- Temples of Tamil Nadu
Sports in Tamil Nadu
Sports in Tamil Nadu
- Cricket in Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu Cricket Association
- Tamil Nadu cricket team
- Football in Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu football team
Symbols of Tamil Nadu
Symbols of Tamil Nadu
- Animal: Nilgiri Tahr
- Bird: Emerald Dove
- Dance: Bharatanatyam
- Fish:
- Flower: Gloriosa Lily
- Motto: (Tamil: வாய்மையே வெல்லும், romanized: Vaimaiye Vellum)
- Seal of Tamil Nadu
- Song: "Invocation to Tamil Mother"
- Sport: Sadugudu
- Tree: Palm Tree
Economy and infrastructure of Tamil Nadu
Economy of Tamil Nadu
- Tourism in Tamil Nadu
- Transport in Tamil Nadu
- Airports in Tamil Nadu
Education in Tamil Nadu
Education in Tamil Nadu
- Institutions of higher education in Tamil Nadu
- Schools of Equality
Health in Tamil Nadu
Health in Tamil Nadu
See also
References
- ↑ Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly history 2012.
- ↑ Tamil nadu Forest Dept., Retrieved 9/9/2007 Biosphere Reserves
- ↑ Wildlife Institute of India, National Wildlife Database (November 2006), retrieved 3/25/2007 National Parks
- ↑ Tamil Nadu Forest Dept., Retrieved 9/9/2007 National Parks
- ↑ National Wildlife Data Center (June 2008). "State-wise break up of Wildlife Sanctuaries". Wildlife Institute of India. http://www.wii.gov.in/nwdc/sanctuaries.htm.
- ↑ "Sathyamangalam forests declared as sanctuary". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 24 December 2008. http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/24/stories/2008122450370100.htm.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 B. Aravind Kumar (2011-09-27). "Sathyamangalam wildlife sanctuary expanded to 1.41 lakh hectares". The Hindi, Chennai (Kasturi & Sons Ltd). http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article2489800.ece.
- ↑ Asian Nature Conservation Foundation, Maps & Data.Forest Divisions of South India bearing Elephants
- ↑ Tamil Nadu Forest Dept.Rehabilitation and Rescue Centre for the Temple, Private and Rescued Elephants
- ↑ Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment Community interventions in Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
- ↑ Johnsingh, A. J. T., Wildlife Institute of India, "The Kalakad–Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve: A global heritage of biological diversity", Current Science, VOL. 80, NO. 3, 10 February 2001.Kalakad–Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
- ↑ Murari, S. (31 December 2008). "Thousands Protest Against Indian Tiger Reserve". Planet Ark (Reuters). https://www.planetark.org/enviro-news/item/51067.
- ↑ "Eight New Tiger Reserves". Press Release. Ministry of Environment and Forests, Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India. 13 November 2008. http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=44799.
- ↑ "Sathyamangalam forests declared as sanctuary". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 24 December 2008. http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/24/stories/2008122450370100.htm.
- ↑ Tamil Nadu Department of Environment (2006) State of the Environment, retrieved 9/9/2007, Report
- ↑ Tamil Nadu Forest Dept., Bird sanctuaries
- ↑ UNEP[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ Migratory birds flock to Vettangudi Sanctuary, The Hindu, 9/11/2005, Hinduonnet.com[Usurped!], Vettangudi
- ↑ Tamil Nadu Forest Dept., Bird Sanctuaries in Tamil Nadu Vaduvoor
- ↑ Tamildnadu Tourism Development Corporation and Department of Tourism, retrieved 5/21/2007 Viralimalai Sanctuaries
- ↑ Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR.2) Department, G.O. (Ms) No.19, Dated: 23.1.2008 TNRD.gov.in, Declaring Viralimalai as a heritage place
- ↑ The Hindu, Hindu.com, 15 December 2005 [full citation needed]
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