UPSC Civil Services · 2018 · GS 4

Applied Ethics x Environment

Suppose the Government of India is thinking of constructing a dam in a mountain valley bound by forests and inhabited by ethnic communities. What rational policy should it resort to in dealing with unforeseen contingencies?

Original exam: 10 marks

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