About Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary:

• Location: It is located in Assam.
• This wildlife sanctuary was established in 1998.
• The sanctuary consists of the Rajamayong Reserve Forest and Pobitora Reserve Forest.
• The region was once part of the vast floodplains of the Brahmaputra River and was known for its rich flora and fauna. 
• The Government of India included Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary with the association of a rhino breeding program named “Indian Rhino Vision 2020”.
• Vegetation: The landscape is dominated by alluvial grasslands and dense patches of tall elephant grass.
• Flora: 
  • 72% of Pabitora consists of the wet savannah of Arundo donax, Erianthus ravennae, Phragmites karka, Imperata cylindrica, and Saccharum spp.
  • Water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) is a major problem, especially to waterfowl, as it forms thick mats on the water surface.
• Fauna: 
  • It is known for holding the highest density of Greater One Horned Rhinoceros in the country.
  • The other animals are leopard, wild boar, Barking deer, wild buffalo, etc. 

About Navroz:

• Navroz is an Iranian and Persian New year.
• The word ‘nov’ means ‘new’ and roz means ‘day’. Therefore, the word translates to a new day.’ 
• It marks the beginning of the spring season and is celebrated with great fervour by members of the Parsi community across the globe.
• Historical Background:
  • Nowruz’s origins can be traced back to the ancient Persian empire and the Zoroastrian calendar, where it marked one of the holiest days of the year.
  • The festival of Nowruz is named after the Persian king, Jamshed, who is credited for creating the Persian or the Shahenshahi calendar. 
  • It is said that the festival came to India courtesy of an 18th-century wealthy tradesman from Surat, Nusservanji Kohyaji, who often travelled to Iran and began celebrating Nowruz in India.
• It is listed in the list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of India.

About Diego Garcia:

• Location: It is a coral atoll located in the central Indian Ocean.
• It is the largest and southernmost member of the Chagos Archipelago.
• It is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) and accounts for more than half the land area.
• It was discovered by the Portuguese in the early 16th century, it was for most of its history a dependency of Mauritius. 
• In 1965 it was separated from Mauritius as part of the newly created BIOT. 
• In 1966, the UK leased Diego Garcia to the US to create an air and naval base. For constructing the defence installation, the inhabitants of the island were forcibly removed.
• Diego Garcia is the United States’ major geostrategic and logistics support base in the Indian Ocean. 
• A non-binding 2019 UN General Assembly vote demanded that Britain end its “colonial administration” of the Chagos Archipelago and that it be returned to Mauritius.