Submission of proposal to declare Apis Cerena as Karnataka State insect

Memorandum was submitted to the Honorable Chief Minister of Karnataka by Karnataka
Biodiversity Board on 15-09-2020. The delegation was lead by Shri Ananth Hegde Ashisara, Chairman,
Karnataka Biodiversity Board, along with Dr. N. Bakthavatsalam, Director, ICAR-NBAIR and officials from
Karnataka Biodiversity Board & Karnataka forest department. Play Video