Ravi Chellam

Ravi Chellam

Question: Recently who has assumed charge as the executive director of Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Greenpeace India on 20 January 2016?

(a) Rajendra Kumar
(b) Rajendra Kumar Pachauri
(c) Ravi Chellam
(d) Dinesh Chaturvedi

Ans (c)

Related fact:

  • On 20 January 2016, the NGO announced that Noted environmentalist Ravi Chellam has assumed charge as the executive director of Greenpeace India.
  • He has replaced former Executive Director Samit Aichhad resigned in June 2015.
  • Prior to joining Greenpeace he has worked with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Wildlife Conservation Society (India Program), Madras Crocodile Bank Trust amongst others.

Reference:

http://www.greenpeace.org/india/en/Blog/Campaign_blogs/meet-greenpeace-indias-new-executive-director/blog/55279/

http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/ravi-chellam-takes-charge-as-new-head-of-greenpeace-india/927582