Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The Indian government is already participating in global efforts to mitigate environmental problems through a number of programme.

Reason (R): India's National Auto fuel policy mandate cleaner fuels for vehicles. The Energy Conservation Act passed in 2001, outlines initiatives to improve energy efficiency.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

The correct answer is option (2) - Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Assertion (A): The Indian government is already participating in global efforts to mitigate environmental problems through a number of programme. This is correct. India has indeed been actively involved in international initiatives and agreements aimed at addressing environmental issues, such as climate change, biodiversity conservation, and pollution control.

Reason (R): India's National Auto fuel policy mandate cleaner fuels for vehicles. The Energy Conservation Act passed in 2001, outlines initiatives to improve energy efficiency. This is also correct.

The assertion is about India's participation in global environmental efforts, while the reason provides specific examples of environmental policies implemented within India. Thus, the reason does not explain A i.e as to why Indian government is already participating in global efforts to mitigate environmental problems through a number of programme.