UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2026

Which of the following statements in relation to NIRANTAR (National Institute for Research and Application of Natural Resources to Transform, Adapt and Build Resilience), a platform of institutions under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, is/are correct? 1. Ecosystem Survey and Analysis is a vertical under this platform, the lead institute of which is Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata. 2. Research and Management of Ecosystem Service is a vertical under this platform, the lead institute of which is Central Zoo Authority, New Delhi. 3. Capacity Development Support is a vertical under this platform, the lead institute of which is Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal.

  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1 and 3 only
  3. 2 only
  4. 3 only

Answer

Correct Answer

1 and 3 only

Explanation

Ecosystem Survey and Analysis is correctly associated with the Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata, as its lead institute. Capacity Development Support is correctly associated with the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal. Statement 2 is incorrect because the Central Zoo Authority is not the lead institute for the Research and Management of Ecosystem Service vertical described in the question.

Topics: environment, environmental governance, moefcc, natural resources