India’s largest open air fernery opened in Uttarakhand

• India’s largest open-air fernery has been inaugurated in Ranikhet of Uttarakhand. 

• The new centre will serve the dual objective of ‘conservation of fern species as well as ‘create awareness about their ecological role and promote further research.

•  The fernery is home to a large number of fern species, some of which are endemic to the state, some hold medicinal value while some are threatened species that demand care and conservation.