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UPSC Prelims 2026 GS Paper 1, question 77

Topic: Environment and ecology

Q77

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.

Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. (a) 1, 2 and 3
  2. (b) 1 and 3 onlyCorrect answer
  3. (c) 2 only
  4. (d) 3 only

Solution.

Answer: (b) 1 and 3 only

  1. Statement 1 is correct: under the NIRANTAR platform of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), the Ecosystem Survey and Analysis vertical is led by the Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Kolkata.
  2. Statement 2 is incorrect: the Research and Management of Ecosystem Service vertical is led by the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun, not the Central Zoo Authority, New Delhi.
  3. Statement 3 is correct: the Capacity Development Support vertical under NIRANTAR is led by the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal.