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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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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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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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