Welcome to your Goaltide Daily Quiz 2

1. Consider the following statements regarding Biodiversity Management Committees (BMC) under Biological Diversity Act.
  1. Every local body shall constitute a BMC within its area for the purpose of promoting sustainable use of biological diversity.
  2. The BMC may levy charges from any person for collecting any biological resource for commercial purposes from areas falling within its territorial jurisdiction.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

2. Consider the following statements regarding State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA).
  1. NITI Aayog has introduced a star-rating system for SEIAA aimed at incentivizing the states based on “the efficiency and timelines in the grant of environmental clearance.
  2. It is mandatory to get Prior Environment Clearance for all projects (high and low potential environmental impacts) from SEIAA.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

3. “Energy Compact Action Network” was recently launched by:
4. Consider the following statements regarding Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).
  1. It is a partnership of national governments; UN agencies and programmes aims to promote the resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks in support of sustainable development.
  2. The CDRI Secretariat is based in New Delhi, India.
  3. Only Asian members are part of this coalition.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?