Whitley Award - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   Name the Indian who won the Whitley Award 2015 for his work to protect the iconic Great Indian Bustard in the Thar Desert?

a. Dr. Yash Kumar
b. Dr. Pramod Patil
c. Dr. Ananda Kumar
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Dr. Pramod Patil

Explanation:
Pramod was a doctor at the time, made the decision to leave medicine and devote his life to conserving the great Indian bustard.
2)   Name the Indian who won the Whitley Award 2015 for using innovative communication systems to enable human-elephant coexistence in southern India?

a. Dr. Pramod Patil
b. Dr. Nagesh Kunoor
c. Dr. Ananda Kumar
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Dr. Ananda Kumar

Explanation:
Dr. Ananda has developed an Elephant Information Network (EIN) which acts as an early warning mechanism to alert people when elephants are nearby, minimise negative human-elephant interactions, and increase people's tolerance towards elephants.

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