Context:
The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) reported that India added a record 709 animal species to its national database in 2025. With this, India’s recorded faunal diversity has reached 105,953 species and subspecies, about 5.3% of the global total.
Explanation:
- Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) is India’s premier organisation for faunal taxonomy, surveys and biodiversity documentation.
- Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) Headquarters: Kolkata, West Bengal
- The report ‘Animal Discoveries: New Species, New Records’ records species new to science and species reported in India for the first time.
- Of the 709 additions, 483 were new to science and 226 were new records for India.
- Insects dominated the discoveries, especially Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera and Diptera.
- Kerala led the state-wise list, followed by West Bengal, Karnataka and Arunachal Pradesh.
- Major biodiversity zones include the Western Ghats, Eastern Himalayas, forests and coastal ecosystems.
- ZSI also launched Fauna of India Checklist 3.0 and Paleo India Portal for digital biodiversity and fossil documentation.
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