NIRANTAR Environmental Research Platform

Statements 1 and 3 are correct. The NIRANTAR research network coordinates scientific activities under specific specialized divisions. The Ecosystem Survey division relies on field inventory research led by the Botanical Survey of India in Kolkata (1). The Capacity Development vertical utilizes the educational and management training expertise of the Indian Institute of Forest Management in Bhopal (3). Statement 2 is incorrect because the central division tracking ecosystem services is led by specialized ecological forestry research bodies like the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) or the Wildlife Institute of India, rather than the Central Zoo Authority, which focuses on captive animal management.