In the sphere of higher education, which national body was directed by the Supreme Court to design and prescribe a course on Environmental Education?

The Supreme Court directed the University Grants Commission to design and prescribe a compulsory course on environmental education in higher education.

The teacher education council governs teacher-training standards and was not the body given this direction.

The national council for educational research and training frames school curricula rather than higher education courses of this kind.

The technical education council oversees technical institutions and was not tasked with this environmental course.

The direction arose from public interest litigation seeking wider environmental awareness.

As a result environmental studies became a mandatory component at the undergraduate level.