Mahesh Chandra Mehta

Mahesh Chandra Mehta is a public interest attorney from India. He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1996[1] for his continuous fights in Indian courts against pollution-causing industries. He received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Asia for Public Service in 1997. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2016.[2] He is a trustee of People for Animals.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Goldman Environmental Prize: M.C. Mehta Archived 4 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved on 28 November 2007)
  2. ↑ "Padma Awards 2016". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ "PEOPLE FOR ANIMALS". www.peopleforanimalsindia.org. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
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