Which of the following Ministries initiated a "Project Tiger' programme to save tiger population?
A
WHO
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WWE
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C
MEF
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D
UNEP
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Solution
The correct option is C MEF The ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MEF) initiated the project on tiger for the conservation of the tiger population. The number of the tigers have been drastically reduced due to the activities like hunting and poaching. Project Tiger was started in the year 1973 by the Government of India. The main goal of this project was to conserve Bengal tigers in their natural habitat and prevent them from extinction.