'Gadgil Committee Report' and 'Kasturirangan Committee Report', sometimes seen in the news, are related to
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Answer: D. The Gadgil Committee (Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel, 2011) and the Kasturirangan Committee (High Level Working Group, 2013) both dealt with protecting the ecology of the Western Ghats.
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Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because they had nothing to do with constitutional reform.
- B. Wrong because they did not deal with the Ganga.
- C. Wrong because they did not deal with river linking.
Source to check: Ministry of Environment and Forests, Report of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (2011) and High Level Working Group Report (2013)
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