Biodiversity & Conservation — Vol. 1 — Species, habitats and the law that protects them. A complete volume in the Anantam IAS series, running to 28 chapters across roughly 201 pages. Each chapter stands on its own, so you can read the book straight through or jump to the one topic you have not covered yet.
What is inside
Every chapter here is an article already published on anantamias.com, edited into a single sequence and typeset as a book. On the site you meet these topics one at a time, in whatever order search happens to send you. Here the whole subject sits in one place, in an order that builds. The PDF is fully searchable, so you can jump to a scheme name, an article number, or a case name directly.
Who it is for
Aspirants preparing for the UPSC civil services examination and state public service commissions, and anyone who would rather revise from one continuous document than from a browser with thirty tabs open. It suits a first pass through a subject and it suits revision, because the contents list doubles as a syllabus checklist.
How to use it
Read it once end to end to get the shape of the subject. Come back to the individual chapters where you felt least confident. Close to the exam, skimming only the headings and tables does most of the work. The file is free, so download it and keep it offline rather than relying on a connection the night before a test.
Full contents
- Madhav National Park: India’s 58th Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh
- Biodiversity in India: Hotspots, Species & Conservation
- Coral Reefs in India: Distribution, Types and Conservation
- PESA Act 1996 & Forest Conservation in Scheduled Areas (UPSC Polity)
- National Animal of India: Bengal Tiger Facts for UPSC
- Wetlands of India: Ramsar Sites Complete List
- Ecosystem: Structure, Function & Energy Flow (UPSC Notes)
- Elephant Reserves & Corridors in India: Project Elephant Complete Guide for UPSC
- Mangrove Ecosystems in India: Importance, Threats & Conservation
- Natural Vegetation of India: Forest Types & Distribution
- Project Tiger & Tiger Reserves in India: Complete Conservation Guide for UPSC
- Tiger Reserves in India: Project Tiger, NTCA & Complete List
- Wildlife Protection Act 1972: 2022 Amendment, Schedules, Protected Areas, CITES
- Tribal Issues: Forest Rights, Displacement & PESA
- Ramsar Sites in India: Complete List, Map & UPSC Guide
- Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Provisions, Schedules & UPSC Guide
- Blackbuck (Kala Hiran): India’s Antelope — Habitat, Conservation & IUCN
- Hasdeo Aranya Forest: Chhattisgarh’s Coal-Mining Controversy Explained
- Nilgiri Tahr: Tamil Nadu’s State Animal — Habitat, Conservation & Census
- Project Tiger 1973: Reserves, Population, NTCA, Core-Buffer Strategy
- Chambal River — Course, Dams, Wildlife Sanctuary, and UPSC Notes
- Kolleru Lake — Ramsar Wetland Between Krishna & Godavari & UPSC Geography Guide
- Parambikulam Tiger Reserve — Location, Biodiversity & Conservation
- Vembanad Lake: India’s Longest Lake, Kuttanad Backwaters, and Ramsar Wetland
- Wildlife Sanctuary in India — Legal Framework, Major Sanctuaries & UPSC Guide
- Desert Ecosystem in India: Thar, Species, Conservation
- Mudumalai Tiger Reserve: Location, Flora, Fauna and UPSC Notes
- Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve — India’s First Biosphere Reserve, UNESCO MAB & Biodiversity
Free to download. The volume is refreshed as chapters are added or updated, so a later download may carry more than this one.
