The headquarters of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) are located in which city?
The headquarters of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) are located in which city?
[A]Bangalore
[B]Dehradun
[C]Kolkata
[D]Bhuvaneshwar
Kolkata
Recently, the Union Government has released a commemorative postage stamp to mark the Centenary year of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI). The postage stamp was released by Union Communication and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in the presence of Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi. They also released publications of ZSI- the Centenary Souvenir, Centenary Directory and A Glorious 100. ZSI is the apex institution on animal (fauna) taxonomy in India. It was established on 1 July 1916. Its headquarters is in Kolkata. It also has 16 regional centres located in different parts of the country.