Which region in India is NOT part of the country's biodiversity hotspots?
The Thar Desert is not considered a biodiversity hotspot, while the Western Ghats, Himalayas, and Indo-Burma regions are. This follows from latest NCERT 2026-27 principle explaining the concept clearly for NEET students in simple steps as per rationalized syllabus.
Ref: NCERT Biology Textbook - Latest Edition for Academic Session 2026-27 (Botany section, Rationalized Textbook for Class XI and XII), Chapter: Biology - Botany portion (Latest NCERT Textbooks for Academic Session 2026-27 -