The term ‘M-STrIPES’ is sometimes seen in the news in the context of
- A. Captive breeding of Wild Fauna
- B. Maintenance of Tiger Reserves
- C. Indigenous Satellite Navigation System
- D. Security of National Highways
Answer: B
Explanation
Monitoring System for Tigers’-Intensive Protection and Ecological Status is a software monitoring system launched by the Indian Government in 2010 in some tiger reserves to reduce vulnerability of Tigers. The system would enable field managers to assist intensity and spatial coverage of patrols in a geographic information system (GIS) domain.