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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which edition of ‘All India Tiger Estimation-2018, report was released by Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar?
A
4th
B
3rd
C
5th
D
2nd
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On the occasion of International Tiger Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the results of the fourth cycle of All India Tiger Estimation - 2018, at Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi today. The count of tigers in India has risen to 2967, in 2018, according to this census.

Detailed explanation-2: -NTCA in collaboration with the State Forest Departments, Conservation NGO’s and coordinated by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), has conducted a National assessment for the “Status of Tigers, Co-predators, Prey and their Habitat” every four years since then.

Detailed explanation-3: -Palamu forest is located in Jharkhand and is also a tiger reserve. The world’s first tiger census was carried out here in 1932. The tiger population has greatly reduced now, apart from tigers it is home to elephants, leopards, wild dogs, gaurs, etc. So the correct answer is (D) Palamu forest.

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