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:
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Correct answer: B. 1 and 3 only
The Ecosystem Survey and Analysis vertical is led by the Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata (statement 1 correct) and the Capacity Development Support vertical is led by the Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal (statement 3 correct). Statement 2 is wrong — the Central Zoo Authority is not the lead institute for the ecosystem-service research vertical. So 1 and 3 only — option (b). (Niche institutional item; answer follows the official key.)
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