Q1. The NGT directed the Agriculture Ministry to outline ICAR strategies for mitigating N2O emissions from paddy fields. Which of the following is NOT one of the six ICAR strategies mentioned?
A Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) irrigation
B Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) methods
C Complete ban on nitrogen fertilisers in paddy cultivation Correct
D Use of nitrification inhibitors
Explanation
ICAR's 6 strategies for N2O mitigation from paddy are: AWD irrigation, SSNM, nitrification inhibitors, DSR methods, organic amendments, and precision fertilisation. A complete ban on nitrogen fertilisers is not one of them — ICAR focuses on precision use, not elimination.