Environment = Life & Business

Environment= Life & Business

We have major questions to answer How ecology is disrupted by different polluting agents? Whether industry is only one of the agent causing pollution & what the industry is doing to prevent pollution? How ecology & development go together?

Environment= Life & Business

Ecology is concerned with the relationship of living things & 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 of Maslows Hierarchy need. Agriculture- Organic to Pesticides and chemical fertilizers and changing nature with biotechnology. Standard of living is changing very drastically- all consumer goods are becoming basic needs of every one- more scope for more goods to more production or industrialization.

Environment=Life & Business

The Main Reason for Pollution: Population Explosion- following principle of Maslows Hierarchy 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 nervous tension 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: Pollution causes- Premature deaths, High infant mortality rates, Chronic lung disorders & other disabling illnesses.

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Industrial Units Pollute the environment for two Reasons:??

Environment= Life & Business

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.

Environment= Life & Business

Ways of Preventing Industrial Pollution Self-realization on the part of business (CSR) ?????? Environmental Movement ?????? Interference from Government ??????

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Drawing inspiration from the Stockholm conference of United Nations on Human Environment, which was held in 1972 & realizing the need for its interference, the Government Of India (GOI) came out with a series of statutory 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,1974Formed State & Centre Boards for the Prevention and control of water pollution, land pollution is also covered. 2)Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Act,1977- with addition to above - to levy cess on the consumption of water by specific industries & local bodies at the rate specified in the schedule to the act.

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Statutory Provision: 3)The GOI enacted Air ( Prevention & Control of Pollution) 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 human beings, other living creatures, plant & property.

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Statutory Provision: 5) 1980: Dept of Environment in Delhi: setup- where clearance 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 sector undertakings.

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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 Developed Decreasing Developing Increased- ing Underdeveloped Increasing very fast Economy Strong Improving Weak

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Can We Come Together

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