Defense for Environment

Agriculture has a major impact on the environment, especially on land, water, and biodiversity. Over the last 10-15 years, the environmental performance of agriculture has been mixed. For example, nitrogen and pesticide loading in the water remains relatively high, and low risk of soil erosion and water resource depletion persists in many regions and countries. In recent year, however, there have been an improvement in wildlife habitat landscape and sinks for greenhouse gases provide by agriculture but the most significant progress has to occur where environmental pressure has been greatest.                 The main environmental impact of agriculture may be characterized through the benefits of the harmful contribution of agriculture activities. soil quality land quality water quality air quality biodiversity wildlife or semi-natural habitat rural landscape Agricultural policy in India provides substantial farm support often linked to commodity production affecting resource use farmin

Industries are a measure of a country's economic growth. consequently, countries have a tendency to protect there polluting industry, in particular when they are relatively important economically. However, the growing interest in environmental management has fuelled certain industries to adopt policies that are economically feasible and help curb environmental degradation.           various factors drive the development of a management approach to environmental performance. these include the following: the need to meet increasingly stricter environmental regulation. stakeholder pressure. supply chain pressure from customers. historically poor relationship with regulatory bodies and local communities. many industries have established an environmental management system to tackle activities, which either pose a serious threat to ecosystems in the event of an accident or involve significant expenditure because of the cost associated with raw material use or waste disposal. An EMS is th

An Act to provide for the prevention, control, and abatement of air pollution, for the establishment, with a view to carrying out the aforesaid purposes, of Boards, for conferring on and assigning to such Boards powers and functions relating thereto and for matters connected therewith. W HEREAS decisions were taken at the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm in June 1972, in which India participated, to take appropriate steps for the preservation of the natural resources of the earth which, among other things, include the preservation of the quality of air and control of air pollution; A ND WHEREAS it is considered necessary to implement the decisions aforesaid in so far as they relate to the preservation of the quality of air and control of air pollution;    1. Short title, extent, and commencement . — ( 1 ) This Act may be called the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. ( 2 ) It extends to the whole of India. ( 3 ) It shall come into f

  Failure to comply with the provisions of section 21 or section 22 or with the directions issued under section 31A.—(1) whoever fails to comply with the provisions of section 21 or section 22 or directions issued under section 31A, shall, in respect of each such failure, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year and six months but which may extend to six years and with fine, and in case the failure continues, with an additional fine which may extend to five thousand rupees for every day during which such failure continues after the conviction for the first such failure. (2) If the failure referred to in sub-section (1) continues beyond a period of one year after the date of conviction, the offender shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than two years but which may extend to seven years and with fine.Penalties for certain acts. (a) destroys, pulls down, removes, injures or defaces any pillar, post or stake fixe

§   The aim of PIL is to give to the common people access to the courts to obtain legal redress. §   PIL is an important  instrument of social change  and for maintaining the Rule of law and accelerating the balance between law and justice. §   The original purpose of PILs have been  to make justice accessible to the poor and the marginalized. §   It is an important tool to make human rights reach those who have been denied rights. §   It  democratizes the access of justice  to all. Any citizen or organization who is capable can file petitions on behalf of those who cannot or do not have the means to do so. §   It helps in judicial monitoring of state institutions like prisons, asylums, protective homes, etc. §   It is an important tool for implementing the concept of judicial review. §   Enhanced public participation in judicial review of administrative action is assured by the inception of PILs.

To accelerate the national program dissemination to improve fuel wood stove and solar cookies for rural women. To provide an incentive-based instrument for controlling air pollution in big cities. To provide adequate investments in low pollution mass transport systems with the help of public and private partnerships. To give greater legal standing to local communities and NGOs to undertake monitoring fo environmental compliance.  To promote the reclamation of wasteland by energy plantation.