Zoological Survey of India’s Animal Discoveries 2025

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Zoological Survey of India’s Animal Discoveries 2025

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Zoological Survey of India’s Animal Discoveries 2025

The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) releases Animal Discoveries–2025 and reports 709 new faunal records. The release records 483 new species and 226 species that are recorded in India for the first time.

Animal Discoveries–2025 and Zoological Survey of India (ZSI):

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Document Animal Discoveries–2025 is released by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI).
Findings The report comprises 709 new faunal records: 483 new species, and 226 species recorded in India for the first time.
Institutional role ZSI is India's premier institution for survey, exploration, taxonomy, documentation, and conservation of the country's faunal diversity.
Establishment ZSI is established in 1916.
Nodal ministry ZSI functions under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
Key objectives ZSI key objectives comprise maintenance and development of National Zoological Collections, and periodic review of the status of threatened and endemic species.
Headquarters and regional centres ZSI headquarters is in Kolkata, and it has 16 regional centers spread across the country.
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With reference to the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), consider the following statements:

1. ZSI was established in 1916.
2. ZSI headquarters is in Kolkata.
3. ZSI has 16 regional centers spread across the country.

Which of the statements given above are correct?