Gadgil Committee Report’ and ‘Kasturirangan Committee Report’, sometimes seen in the news, are related to
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Environment › India Environmental Policy/Body
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Environment › India Environmental Policy/Body
Which of the following are the key features of ‘National Ganga River Basin Authority(NGRBA)?
1. River basin is the unit of planning and management.
2. It spearheads the river conservation efforts at the national level. 3. One of the Chief Ministers of the States through which the Ganga flows becomes the
Chairman of NGRBA on rotation basis.
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(A)
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Environment › India Environmental Policy/Body
What are the benefits of implementing the ‘Integrated Watershed Development Programme’?
1. Prevention of soil runoff
2. Linking the country’s perennial rivers with seasonal rivers
3. Rainwater harvesting and recharge of groundwater table
4. Regeneration of natural vegetation
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(C)
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Environment › India Environmental Policy/Body
How does the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) help in protecting the Indian agriculture?
1. NBA checks the biopiracy and protects the indigenous and traditional genetic resources.
2. NBA directly monitors and supervises the scientific research on genetic modification of crop plants.
3. Application for Intellectual Property Rights related to resources genetic/biological cannot be made without approval of NBA.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Options
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(C)
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Environment › India Environmental Policy/Body
What are the possible limitations of India in mitigating the global warming at present and in the immediate future?
1. Appropriate alternate technologies are not sufficiently available
2. India cannot invest huge funds in research and development
3. Many developed countries have already set up their polluting industries in India
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?Options
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