The term ‘M-STrIPES' is sometimes seen in the news in the context of

The correct answer is B. M-STrIPES stands for Monitoring System for Tigers' Intensive Protection and Ecological Status. It is a GPS and mobile-based patrolling and monitoring tool that the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) rolled out for tiger reserves, so that field staff can log patrols, animal sightings and threats in a structured way.

• A is wrong: Captive breeding of wild fauna falls under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and the Central Zoo Authority framework, not under any tiger-monitoring system.
• C is wrong: The indigenous satellite navigation system is NavIC (earlier IRNSS), run by ISRO. It has nothing to do with tiger protection.
• D is wrong: Highway security is a matter for the highway authorities and police. M-STrIPES has no link to national highways.

The core concept is institutional monitoring of protected areas under Project Tiger, which is run by NTCA under the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2006. For Mains GS-III, it connects to biodiversity conservation, the human-wildlife conflict debate, and how technology is used in enforcement. Since the exam year, the monitoring ecosystem has been expanded with newer tools, but M-STrIPES remains the name to remember.

Trap: Many aspirants confuse M-STrIPES with a general security or surveillance system because of the word 'Monitoring' and the reference to protection. Remember that it is specific to tigers and tiger reserves.