Tag: CPCB
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Central Pollution Control Board: A story of wasted potential?
By Drashti Vadhel, Rizvi College of Engineering, Mumbai. Rapid industrialization in the country, coupled with an emphasis on the development of a “Modern India” has led to an increase in the amount of pollutants being generated everyday. The economic growth of India has come at the cost of deterioration of its environment. Be it in…
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Water Law Reform: A Necessity?
By Shashank Shekhar Shukla, Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh. “Water is the most critical resource issue of our lifetime and our children’s lifetime. The health of our waters is the principal measure of how we live on the land.” Our Constitution contains several provisions regarding water. Water is a State subject covered under the seventh…
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Need for a new Environment Protection Legislation?
By Sarthak Kanoria, Christ Church College, Kanpur. Gandhi’s saying, “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed” is highly relevant today, in comparison to the time when he said it. The progress made by India in the economic sphere is overshadowed by the deterioration in the quality of its environment.…