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  • Question
  • Name the organisation which won the 2018 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.


  • Options
  • A. INTUC
  • B. ISRO
  • C. CSE
  • D. YUVA

  • Correct Answer
  • CSE 

    Explanation
    Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the New Delhi (India)-based independent research and advocacy think tank, has been named the recipient of the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2018. CSE has been awarded for "its pioneering work over almost four decades in environmental education and protection, for its steadfast advocacy of measures to combat environmental deterioration, for its success in influencing public policies and programmes that have benefitted social and economic development in India, and for keeping the issue of environmental sustainability at the forefront of national attention and public policy.

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    • Options
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    • Options
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    • Options
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    • Options
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