‘Gadgil Committee Report’ and ‘Kasturirangam Committee Report’, sometimes seen in the news, are related to

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2016 Prelims]

(a) constitutional reforms

(b) Ganga Action Plan

(c) linking of rivers

(d) protection of Western Ghats


Answer: (d)        

Explanation:

  • Gadgil Commission, an environmental research commission is named after its chairman Madhav Gadgil.
  • The commission is formally known as Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP).
  • Kasturirangan committee was constituted to examine the WGEEP report.
  • The committee is often called HLWG – it denotes the 10 member high-level working group (HLWG), headed by Kasturirangan.

Consider the following statements:                                                                   The Parliament of India can place a particular law in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India. The validity of a law placed in the Ninth Schedule cannot be examined by any court and no judgement can be made on it. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:                                               

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Consider the following statements:                                                         The Parliament of India can place a particular law in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India. The validity of a law placed in the Ninth Schedule cannot be examined by any court and no judgement can be made on it. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:                                               

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