First National Centre for Marine Biodiversity (NCMB) of India is situated at

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UPPSC PCS Prelims 2023 General Studies Paper-I (SET - C) (Held On 14 May)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Jamnagar.

Key Points

National Centre for Marine Biodiversity is located in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
Objective
- safeguarding the biodiversity of the coastal areas.
Jamnagar is close to India’s only Marine National Park in the Gulf of Kutch.
This project is part of a Public-Private Partnership with the Reliance industry.
The center is a part of an Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project launched recently by the Ministry with World Bank assistance through the Society for Integrated Coastal Management, to be managed in the State by the Gujarat Ecology Commission.
The national center for marine biodiversity has the goal for Protection of the Marine biodiversity which is located around the coast of India so that the coast could have better marine biodiversity.
Around 25 species of fish and amphibians have been listed as critically endangered.