Which body launched the nationwide Green Diwali Campaign with support from the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change?
- A.Central Pollution Control Board
- B.WWF-India's Programme Centre - Resource Partner (EIACP)
- C.National Green Tribunal
- D.Botanical Survey of India
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Explanation
The correct answer is WWF-India’s Programme Centre – Resource Partner (EIACP). The campaign was launched by this centre of WWF-India, working with the support of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and it runs from 20 October to 8 November 2026. The same centre also runs the reporting arrangement, since schools, colleges, community groups and individuals send their activity details to EIACP, and selected entries appear on EIACP websites and social media platforms. Option A, the Central Pollution Control Board, is wrong because no pollution control board is named anywhere as the launching body of this drive. Option C, the National Green Tribunal, is wrong for the same reason; it is a judicial forum and has no role in this campaign. Option D, the Botanical Survey of India, is wrong as well, and nothing in this announcement connects it to the Green Diwali Pledge, the Carbon Footprint Survey or the 130 cities chosen for special focus.
Read the full article: Green Diwali Campaign Launched for 130 NCAP Cities
Practice Questions
The Green Diwali Campaign gives special focus to how many cities covered under the National Clean Air Programme?
- A.102
- B.122
- C.130
- D.150
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The campaign is nationwide, but the cities covered under the National Clean Air Programme, numbering 130, have been singled out for special attention, because that is where the burden on air quality is heaviest and where a cracker-free festival makes the greatest difference.
Read the full explanation →The Green Diwali Campaign has been aligned with which national mission?
- A.Mission LiFE
- B.Swachh Bharat Mission
- C.National Hydrogen Mission
- D.Mission Amrit Sarovar
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Citizens have been asked to celebrate a clean and green Diwali in line with this mission, whose approach is to change everyday habits rather than wait for large interventions, and the pledge items follow from it directly: no firecrackers, earthen diyas and energy-efficient lights, no single-use plastic, waste segregated at…
Read the full explanation →Over which period is the Green Diwali Campaign being run?
- A.1 October to 31 October 2026
- B.20 October to 8 November 2026
- C.20 October to 20 November 2026
- D.8 October to 8 November 2026
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The nationwide drive opened on 20 October 2026 and continues to 8 November 2026, a window chosen so that it covers the days before the festival, when firecrackers are bought, as well as the days after it, when air quality usually stays poor.
Read the full explanation →Where did India rank in installed pumped storage capacity at the end of 2025?
- A.Second
- B.Third
- C.Fourth
- D.Fifth
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The International Renewable Energy Agency put world installed pumped hydro capacity at 159.8 GW at the end of 2025. China held close to 66 GW of that, far ahead of the rest.
Read the full explanation →How much energy storage capacity does the Central Electricity Authority project India will need by 2031-32?
- A.73.93 GW
- B.26.69 GW
- C.47.24 GW
- D.100.81 GW
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As solar and wind capacity grows, electricity has to be stored when generation runs ahead of demand and returned when it falls short, so the Central Electricity Authority projects a storage requirement of that size by 2031-32.
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