Which of the following statements in relation to NIRANTAR (National Institute for Research and Application of Natural Resources to Transform, Adapt and Build Resilience), a platform of institutions under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, is/are correct?

1. Ecosystem Survey and Analysis is a vertical under this platform, the lead institute of which is Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata.

2. Research and Management of Ecosystem Service is a vertical under this platform, the lead institute of which is Central Zoo Authority, New Delhi.

3. Capacity Development Support is a vertical under this platform, the lead institute of which is Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal.

The NIRANTAR platform (National Institute for Research and Application of Natural Resources to Transform, Adapt and Build Resilience) is an institutional mechanism launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). It is designed to foster coordination, eliminate institutional silos, and create synergy among existing environmental research bodies without establishing new infrastructure. It is structured around four distinct thematic verticals: Statement 1 is correct: The Ecosystem Survey and Analysis vertical is indeed led by the Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Kolkata. This vertical focuses on baseline biodiversity assessment, floristic mapping, and ecosystem health monitoring. Statement 2 is incorrect: The lead institute for the Research and Management of Ecosystem Services vertical is the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun, not the Central Zoo Authority (CZA). Statement 3 is correct: The Capacity Development Support vertical is led by the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal. This vertical focuses on professional training, administrative upskilling, and multi-institutional knowledge exchange for sustainable resource management.