Environment & Climate
The Environment Ministry's 2025 in numbers
The Environment Ministry's 2025 review counts 1,134 protected areas (745 in 2014), 33 elephant reserves and 30 cheetahs.
The Environment Ministry's year-end review for 2025 counts 1,134 protected areas, against 745 in 2014, and 309 community reserves. Elephant reserves rose to 33, from 26 in 2014, and 150 elephant corridors have been identified across 15 states.
Project Cheetah entered an expansion phase: cheetahs were introduced into Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, the population reached 30, including 19 cubs born in India, and a batch of eight cheetahs came from Botswana. Madhav in Madhya Pradesh was the year's new tiger reserve.
Test yourself
Question 1
According to the Environment Ministry's 2025 year-end review, how many protected areas does India have?
- A106
- B309
- C745
- D1,134
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
Protected areas numbered 1,134 in 2025, up from 745 in 2014.
309 is the number of community reserves within that network.
- Concept
- India's protected-area network
- Typical time
- 50 seconds
- Written from
- pib.gov.in
Question 2
How many elephant reserves did India have in 2025, according to the Environment Ministry?
- A15
- B26
- C33
- D58
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
Elephant reserves rose to 33 in 2025, from 26 in 2014.
58 is the number of tiger reserves, and 15 the number of states with identified elephant corridors.
- Concept
- Elephant reserves in India
- Typical time
- 40 seconds
- Written from
- pib.gov.in
Question 3
Into which sanctuary were cheetahs introduced in 2025, in Project Cheetah's expansion phase?
- AKuno National Park
- BBanni Grasslands
- CGandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary
- DNauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
Cheetahs were introduced into Gandhi Sagar in 2025.
Kuno was the first home of the project, from 2022; Nauradehi and Banni are the planned next sites.
- Concept
- Project Cheetah expansion
- Typical time
- 50 seconds
- Written from
- pib.gov.in
Question 4
From which country did India receive a batch of eight cheetahs in 2025?
- ABotswana
- BNamibia
- CSouth Africa
- DKenya
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The 2025 batch of eight cheetahs came from Botswana.
The first two batches, in 2022 and 2023, came from Namibia and South Africa.
- Concept
- Source of cheetahs, 2025
- Typical time
- 65 seconds
- Written from
- pib.gov.in