Consider the following statements regarding environment issues of India: I. Gulf of Manner is one of the biosphere reserves. II. The Ganga Action Plan, phase II has been merged with the National River Conservation Plan. III. The National Museum of Natural History at New Delhi imparts non-formal education in environment and conservation. IV. Environmental Information System (ENVIS) acts as a decentralised information network for environmental information. Which of these statements are correct ?

All four statements are correct. Gulf of Mannar is explicitly listed among India’s biosphere reserves and included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves [1]. The Ganga Action Plan (GAP) was expanded into and integrated with the broader National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), which subsumed GAP activities from the mid-1990s onward [2]. The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), New Delhi, is included under the Ministry’s Environment Education, Awareness and Training activities and functions to impart environmental/non‑formal education and awareness [3]. The Environmental Information System (ENVIS) was set up as a decentralised information network for collection, storage and dissemination of environmental information and serves as the national focal point for environmental data.

Sources

1. [1] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 5: Natural Vegetation and National Parks > Table 5.8 > p. 51
2. [2] CONTEMPORARY INDIA-I ,Geography, Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 3: Drainage > RIVER POLLUTION > p. 23
3. [3] https://moef.gov.in/uploads/2019/08/Annual-Report-2018-19-English.pdf