Which state has become the first state to release a unique report highlighting its conservation efforts to save over 1,100 rare plants from extinction

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answered Mar 1, 2022 by IshmeetKaur (115k points)
selected Mar 1, 2022 by YogitaMahadev

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Correct Answer - Option 4 : Uttarakhand

The Correct Answer is "Uttarakhand".

Uttarakhand has become the first state to release a unique report highlighting its conservation efforts to save over 1,100 rare plants from extinction.
Herbs like ‘Ashwagandha’, ‘Giloy’, ‘Kalmegh’ and ‘Chitrak’, which are presently part of scientists' research to find a possible cure to coronavirus, are included in this conservation programme executed by whistleblower forest service officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi.
As many as 1,145 plant species have been conserved out of which 46 species are endemic to Uttarakhand and 68 species are rare, endangered or threatened, under the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) or under state biodiversity board, under this project by the research wing of the state forest department.

Uttarakhand

Foundation Day: 9 November 2000(carved out from Uttar Pradesh on this date and became the 27th state of the Republic of India).
Capital: Gairsain(Summer), Dehradun( Winter).
Chief Minister: Tirath Singh Rawat.
Governor: Baby Rani Maurya.
State Animal: Alpine Musk Deer.
State Bird: Himalayan Monal.
State Tree: Buransh.
State Flower: Brahma Kamal.