Environment & Ecology MCQs - 2026-06-20

Project Tiger is a wildlife conservation program launched by the Government of India to protect tigers and their habitats in various tiger reserves across the country.

The Prime Minister announced the minimum tiger population to be 3167 in April 2023, based on the 2022 census data. Later, the average estimate was updated to 3682.

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in collaboration with state forest departments and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) conducts the All India Tiger Estimation. NTCA is the nodal agency.

The production of green hydrogen requires significant amounts of renewable electricity for electrolysis, thereby creating a substantial new demand for renewable energy generation.

Green hydrogen is produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using electricity generated from renewable sources like solar or wind power, through a process called electrolysis.

The mission aims to position India as a leader in green hydrogen, fostering its production and use domestically and for export.

India's strategy focuses on transitioning away from fossil fuels, promoting renewables, improving energy efficiency, and developing new technologies like green hydrogen, not increasing fossil fuel exploration.

Net-Zero emissions mean achieving a balance between the greenhouse gases put into the atmosphere and those taken out, effectively having no net impact on the climate.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced this target at the COP26 summit in Glasgow in November 2021.