Question

Which of the following ministries gives Medini Puraskar every year?
A. Ministry of Culture
B. Ministry of Environment and Forests
C. Ministry of Law
D. Ministry of Finance

Answer 1

Hint: The award is given as an objective to promote writing Hindi books on the environment and on its related fields like forests, wildlife, and pollution and water resources.

Complete answer: The Medini Puraskar Yojna is an award that aims at promoting original writing of books in Hindi.
1. It has four awards for authors of various environmental topics.
2. The award was first initiated in the year 1987 by the Ministry of environment.
3. There was a gap for 3-4 years where the award was not distributed.
Again, in the year 2018, it was reintroduced.
4. The subjects on which the authors can write include environment protection, pollution control, environmental impact assessment, ecological restoration and development, forest conservation, forest resources and development, protection of wildlife, biodiversity and climate change, conservation of nature and biosphere reserve, environment education and nature and environment-related topics.

Additional information: The first prize is awarded with Rs 1 lakh, Rs 75,000 as second prize and Rs 50,000 as third prize. There is also a consolation prize of Rs 25,000.
1. All four award winners receive a citation.
2. The books submitted for consideration under the scheme are assessed by an 'Evaluation Committee' that is constituted by the ministry under the chairmanship of the additional secretary and other senior officers.
3. The Evaluation Committee submits its recommendations to the secretary to the government for the final selection.

So, the answer is B. Ministry of Environment and Forests

Note: It was originally launched by Jairam Ramesh and relaunched by Dr. Harsh Vardhan.