environment=life vs business
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We have major questions to answer
How ecology is disrupted bydifferent polluting agents?
Whether industry is only one of theagent causing pollution & what theindustry is doing to preventpollution?
How ecology & development gotogether?
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Ecologyis concerned with
the relationship of livingthings & their
environment.
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Types of Pollution:
Air: ??????Water:??????
Soil:??????
Noise:??????
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The Main Reason for Pollution:
* Population Explosion- following principle ofMaslows Hierarchy need.
Agriculture- Organic to Pesticides and chemicalfertilizers and changing nature with biotechnology.
Standard of living is changing very drastically- allconsumer goods are becoming basic needs of everyone- more scope for more goods to more productionor industrialization.
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The Main Reason for Pollution:
Population Explosion- following principle of MaslowsHierarchy need.
Effect of this-Deforestation:- resulting in quality of
Soil, Water and Pure Air is changing. Acid rain is also
the best example of this.
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Great wealth is being produced by
men working under high nervoustension in atmospheres containing
chemical fumes, or in crowded offices
with tobacco smoke & bidi butts.
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In most of the developed and developing
countries its noticed that: Pollutioncauses- Premature deaths, High infantmortality rates,
Chronic lung disorders & other disablingillnesses.
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Industrial Units Pollute the environment for two
Reasons:??
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Industrial Units Pollute the environment for two
Reasons:
Reason no one: Economic Benefit
Reason no two: Air & water are free goods
businessmen can use them as he wished.
Simple Common sense that causing pollution is
cheaper than preventing it.
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Ways of Preventing Industrial Pollution
Self-realization on the part of business (CSR)
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Environmental Movement
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Interference from Government
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Drawing inspiration from the Stockholm
conference of United Nations on HumanEnvironment, which was held in 1972 &
realizing the need for its interference, the
Government Of India (GOI) came out with a
series ofstatutory provision & fiscal incentives
in order to protect the environment from
industrial pollution.
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Statutory Provision:
1)Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act,1974-
Formed State & Centre Boards for the Prevention andcontrol of water pollution, land pollution is alsocovered.
2)Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) CessAct,1977- with addition to above - to levy cess on theconsumption of water by specific industries & localbodies at the rate specified in the schedule to the act.
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Statutory Provision:
3)The GOI enacted Air ( Prevention & Control ofPollution) Act in 1981 in order to control Air Pollution.
4) Environment Protection Act 1986- The Main
objective of the Act is to Protect & improve the
environment & the prevention of hazards to humanbeings, other living creatures, plant & property.
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Statutory Provision:
5) 1980: Dept of Environment in Delhi: setup- whereclearance is now made compulsory of any new
industrial enterprise to setup. Environment
Management reporting has now been made
compulsory. Specially in the case of public sectorundertakings.
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Fiscal & Financial Incentives: GOI has offered several
fiscal incentives.
Tax Exception, depreciation allowance at increased
rate, reduction in water cess, etc. for industries which
introduce pollution control devices.
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Ecology is Inconsistent with Economic Development
Country Population Economy
Developed Decreasing Strong
Developing Increased- ing Improving
Underdeveloped Increasing very fast Weak
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Can We ComeTogether
Environment= Life= Sustainable
Business