Madhav Gadgil, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Madhav Gadgil

Indian ecologist

Date of Birth: 24-May-1942

Place of Birth: Pune, Maharashtra, India

Profession: professor, ecologist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Madhav Gadgil

  • Madhav Dhananjaya Gadgil (born 1942) is an Indian ecologist, academic, writer, columnist and the founder of the Centre for Ecological Sciences, a research forum under the aegis of the Indian Institute of Science.
  • He is a former member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India and the Head of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) of 2010, popularly known as the Gadgil Commission.
  • He is a recipient of the Volvo Environment Prize and the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.
  • The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of the Padma Shri in 1981 and followed it up with the third highest award of the Padma Bhushan in 2006.

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