In the judgment of M.C. Mehta v. Union of India and ors.AIR 1997 SC 734(Also known as Taj Mahal case) the court emphasized on the importance of having monitoring and control and control mechanisms and ordered the PCB (Pollution Control Boards) of both the centre and the States to keep in check any further degradation…
The existence of environmental protection laws in India can be traced from way back from the 1850s. The 1st being the 1853’s Shore Nuisance (Bombay & Kolaba) Act that was enforced to control water pollution & permit land revenue collectors to instruct ejection of waste from the harbors. It was followed by the 1857’s implementation…
ECONOMIC OUTPUT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION-: Another major trade off faced by a society is deciding whether to prioritize environmental protection or economic output. Command-and-control environmental laws do reduce environmental loss to an extent, but they create a situation where the available resources are mostly left unused, resulting in severe loss of total output, which ultimately…
Waste Disposal is a methodical operation for administering waste from its cause to its ultimate disposal whether it is a broken glass, plastic bags, industrial waste or used battery cells or agricultural substances or technological tools which people burn or bury at vacant plots or sites or discharge in sea or river and make the…
US initiated a new mission to improve the climatic condition of the world i.e; net zero carbon emission mission. And it has pledged that this net zero goal should be fulfilled by mid of this century that is 2050. So many countries like Canada, south korea, japan and germany also signed for the mission to…
Various activities can contribute to global climate change. Temperatures can rise drastically as a result of climate change. Many diverse changes happen to earth as the temperature rises. More floods, droughts, or heavy rain, can be direct effect of this. This are followed by frequent and severe heat waves. Oceans and glaciers have also changed…
The essence of equality constructs the Constitution of India, as the main aim of the constitution-makers was to create a democratic society in which justice in all forms such as social, economic and political justice prevailed, along with the equality in status and opportunities. Positive action objects to promote societal equality through the special treatment…
Introduction Capital punishment also known as Death penalty is a practice sanctioned by the state to put a person to death as a punishment for a crime. A prisoner who has been sentenced to death and awaits execution is commonly referred to as being “on death row”. Capital crimes, capital offences or capital felonies are…
The education system in India relies so much on book knowledge that when students get ready for their future, they are left with nothing. They do not have any coping mechanism to deal with the problems that they face later on at the work place or in interactions with people from other parts of the world.…
‘I am what I am, so take me as I am’ Johann Wolfgang Shakespeare through one of his characters in a play says ―What’s in a name? If we call a rose by any other name, then also it would smell the same. This phrase conveys that what really matters are the essential qualities and…
