5th India Biodiversity Award 2021

Current Context: The 5th India Biodiversity Awards were distributed through a virtual ceremony by the Union Minister of the State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Babul Supriyo.

• The awards are the joint initiative of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the National Biodiversity Authority and the United Nations Development Programme.
• The winners are as follows:
• Best Biodiversity Management Committee: Shergaon BMC, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh
• Conservation of Domesticated Species (Individual): Shaji N M, Farmer in Kerala
• Conservation of Domesticated Species (Institute): Amrabad Poda Lakmi Govu Sangam, Telangana
• Sustainable use of Biological resource (Individual): S Sathish, Forest range Officer, Ramanathapuram subdivision of Gulf of Mannar Marine National park
• Sustainable use of Biological resource (Institute): Khonoma Nature Conservation and Tragopan Sanctuary, Nagaland
• Conservation of Wild Species (Individual): Shiv Kumar, Himachal Pradesh
• Conservation of Wild Species (Institute): Chongnga Foundation, Manipur
• Replicable Mechanisms for Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS): Twichin Gram Bari BMC, Tripura and Valagro Bioscience Ltd, Telangana
• Static Part: 
• Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: Prakash Javadekar
• HQ of National Biodiversity Authority: Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Question: 

Q.1 Which entity organised the 5th India Biodiversity Awards?
a. National Biodiversity Authority
b. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
c. United Nations Development Programme
d. All of the above