Environmental activist Prafulla Samantara wins Goldman Environmental Prize. He is from which state?
A. Rajasthan
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. Odisha
Answer:D
Environmental activist Prafulla Samantara wins Goldman Environmental Prize. He is from which state?
A. Rajasthan B. Kerala C. Karnataka D. Odisha
Explanation: Indian environmental activist Prafulla Samantara was on 25th April 2017 announced as the Asia recipent of the Goldman Environmental Prize for championing the cause of Odidha's Dongria Kondh tribals and safeguarding their land and culture. Samantara, the sixth Indian to win the prize, also called the 'Green Nobel', had led a historic 12-year legal battle that affirmed the indigenous Dongria Kondh's land rights and protected the Niyamgiri Hills in Odisha from a massive, open-pit aluminum ore mine to be set up by Vedanta Resources. Check Detail Explanation at INDIA GK" App: tinyurl.com/IndiaGK