Environment & Ecology MCQs

While domestic manufacturing is growing, challenges like land acquisition for large-scale solar farms and ensuring stable grid integration of intermittent solar power remain significant hurdles.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is the nodal ministry for all matters relating to new and renewable energy, including solar power, in India.

India has set ambitious targets for renewable energy, with a significant portion dedicated to solar power. The goal of achieving 500 GW of non-fossil fuel energy capacity by 2030, with solar playing a major role, is a central tenet of its energy policy.

The Lion-tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus) is a critically endangered primate species found exclusively in the Western Ghats of South India. Its population is severely threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation.

The Western Ghats was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012, recognized globally for its outstanding universal value as a biodiversity hotspot with a high level of endemism.

Project Nilgiri Tahr is a dedicated conservation program by the Tamil Nadu government aimed at protecting the Nilgiri Tahr, an endangered mountain goat species endemic to the Western Ghats.

Solar power has emerged as the dominant renewable energy source in India, contributing the largest share to the country's total installed renewable energy capacity, surpassing wind power.

One of India's key commitments at COP26 was to meet 50% of its energy requirements from renewable energy by 2030.

India committed to achieving 500 GW of non-fossil fuel energy capacity by 2030 at the COP26 summit in Glasgow.

The report points to the energy sector (electricity, heat, and transport) as the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, requiring the most significant and immediate transition away from fossil fuels.