PREHISTORIC PAINTING  

These are in the form of murals , which were made by the  

prehistoric man using his tools on the inner walls of the caves .  

Bhimbetka Paintings : These hills are situated in the Raisena

districts of Madhya Pradesh , in the Vindhya Mountains .  

In year 2003 , UNESCO included this site in the list of World  

Heritage Site .  

These hills have the rocky terrain and composed of sandstone . The  

paintings are located on the walls and roofs of the caves .  

These paintings evolved over a large duration of time .  

These paintings include those of a ‘Mesolithic Boar’ Painted in dark  

red , animals like elephant , rhinoceros , boar , barasingha , spotted  

deer , cattle and snake etc .  

Some paintings also includes the battle scenes .PAINTINGS OF HARAPPAN CIVILISATION

 The evidence of palnting activitles of Harappan civilisation

are seen in the remains of earthen wares and toys.

 The earthen wares were first coloured red and then were  

painted using black colours. The utensils were painted and  

various figures of trees, (e.g. Peepal, Neem, Date and  

Banana tree etc) animals and birds (Deer, Cows, Bulls,  

Peacocks, Hens, Fishes, Turtles etc) and geometrical designs  

were made on them.  

 Drawings of humans are also obtained from some sites. A  

fisherman carrying basket on his shoulders had been Jogimara is located on the hills of Raigarh, in Sarguja

region of Chhattisgarh . the caves of Jogimara, Sita bengara,  

Lakshman bengara and other smaller caves are located. It is  

among the oldest theatre of Asia.  It is believed that the 'Uttarramacharitam' play was  

staged here.  There is a large opening over the Jogimara caves, by which  

the natural light reached into the cave. This is also called the  

temple of God Varuna

.

The walls of this caves contain some of the oldest  

wall paintings of India

.

 Humans, elephants and shark fishes are drawn on the walls  

of these caves.  Only red, black and yellow colours had been used for  

the purpose of painting.  The background is white everywhere. These caves are  

important because they are the earliest example ofBasel Convention

1989

Designed To Reduce The  

Movements Of Hazardous  

Waste Between Nations,  

And Specifically To  

Prevent Hazardous Waste  

From Developed To Less  

Develop Countries (Ldcs)  

Ie., Toxic Colonialism

India Is A  

Member Of Basel  

Convention

Legally Binding -Does Not Address The  

Movement Of Radioactive  

Waste

-14th Convention Of Basel  

Covention Concluded In  

Geneva ; Included Plastic  

Waste In A Legally Binding  

Framework Making Global  

Trade In Plastic Mre  

Regulated And Transparent

13 CITES (Convention  

On International  

Trade In  

Endangered  

Species Pf Wild  

Flora And Fauna )

1973

-To Protect Endangered  

Palnts And Animals .

Administered Through  

Unep.

Secretariate Located In  

Geneva ,Switzerland.

-India Is Party

India Has  

Proposed  

To Remove  

Rosewood  

(Dalbergia  

Sissoo) From  

Appendix Ii Of  

Cites.

Legally Binding -The Cites Regulates  

International Trade In  

Close To 35,000  

Species Of Plants And  

Animals.

▪ India Has  

Proposed To  

Transfer Small  

Clawed  

Otters (Aonyx  

Cinereus), Smoot

h Coated  

Otters (LutrogaleP

erspicillata),

▪ Indian Star  

Tortoise (Geochel

one  

Elegans) From  

Appendix Ii To  

Appendix  

I, Thereby Giving