Which Act is the parent law for biodiversity governance in India?
- A.The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
- B.The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
- C.The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
- D.The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. The Union Minister referred to it as the foundation of the country's biodiversity governance and noted that two later measures have strengthened and streamlined it: the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act, 2023 and the Biological Diversity Rules, 2024. He asked States and Union Territories to bring their own rules, institutional mechanisms and implementation processes into line with that amended framework, which is the practical purpose of the national meet. Options A, B and D are all genuine environmental statutes, and that is what makes them useful distractors, but none of them creates the structure of the National Biodiversity Authority, the State Biodiversity Boards and the Biodiversity Management Committees. Remember the three dates together as a set: the Act of 2002, the amendment of 2023 and the rules of 2024.
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Practice Questions
Which city hosted the 16th National Meet of State Biodiversity Boards and Union Territory Biodiversity Councils?
- A.New Delhi
- B.Chandigarh
- C.Panchkula
- D.Jaipur
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The release states that the 16th National Meet, organised by the National Biodiversity Authority, was inaugurated there and runs for two days, on 6 and 7 September.
Read the full explanation →India's updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan is aligned with which global framework?
- A.The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
- B.The Aichi Biodiversity Targets
- C.The Sendai Framework
- D.The Ramsar Framework
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The release says India's updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, covering the period from 2024 to 2030, has been aligned with it, and that States and Union Territories were encouraged to become partners in meeting the global 30-by-30 conservation target that flows from it.
Read the full explanation →How much in Access and Benefit Sharing funds has the National Biodiversity Authority shared with farmers, communities and institutions?
- A.Over Rs 50 crore
- B.Over Rs 200 crore
- C.Over Rs 500 crore
- D.Over Rs 1,000 crore
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Speaking on Access and Benefit Sharing, the Union Minister said the National Biodiversity Authority has shared more than that amount of ABS funds with farmers, local communities, Biodiversity Management Committees, State Biodiversity Boards, Union Territory Biodiversity Councils and research institutions.
Read the full explanation →Who is the Minister of State for Coal and Mines who spoke at the 4th Conference of Mining Ministers in Goa?
- A.Keshav Chandra
- B.Satish Chandra Dubey
- C.G. Kishan Reddy
- D.Pralhad Joshi
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At the conference he stressed that States must make collective efforts to speed up mining initiatives and help the country become self-reliant in minerals.
Read the full explanation →At the 4th Conference of Mining Ministers, Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy called for faster mineral exploration mainly in view of the growing demand for which category of minerals?
- A.Fuel minerals such as coal
- B.Minor minerals
- C.Critical minerals
- D.Atomic minerals
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Speaking at the conference in Goa, Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy said the Centre and the States must work together to expedite mineral exploration, particularly because demand for critical minerals is growing.
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