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    Consider the following statements

    1. Wetlands are biodiversity rich aquatic ecosystems.
    2. National Green Tribunal is set up under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2014 for expeditious disposal of cases related to wetland protection.

    Select the correct statement.

    1 only

    Incorrect Answer

    2 only

    Incorrect Answer

    Both

    Incorrect Answer

    None

    Correct Answer
    Explanation:

    Both statements are incorrect.

    • Wetlands are defined as: "lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic eco-systems where the water table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water". 
    • 2nd February is World Wetlands Day. It was on this date in 1971 that the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was adopted in Ramsar, Iran.
    • It is a specialised body set up under the National Green Tribunal Act - 2010 (not 2014) for effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection (including wetland conservation) and conservation of forests and other natural resources.
    • With the establishment of the NGT, India became the third country in the world to set up a specialised environmental tribunal, only after Australia and New Zealand, and the first developing country to do so. 

    Hence option 4th is correct.


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