Q. Which of the following is the first country in the world to grant all its rivers, a legal status equivalent to humans?

Bangladesh

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India

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Solution

The correct option is A Bangladesh
Explanation:

In 2019, Bangladesh SC granted legal status to all its rivers, similar to humans. Thus Bangladesh became the first country to grant all its rivers the same legal status as humans.

New Zealand in 2017 became the first country to grant specific river legal rights.

The Uttarakhand high court in 2017 recognized the Ganges and Yamuna rivers as legal persons because of their "sacred and revered" status.

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