Environmental Protection In India

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This paper primarily focuses on the Legal dimensions with reference to environmental

protection in India. While talking about Environment and Environmental Protection,

Conservation and moving further to more complicated ideas like how to protect the

environment, we need to first look at the basic definition of Environment.

"Environment is the milieu in which the organism lives. It includes the sum of all of its

surroundings. This includes Natural forces and other living things. It defines the conditions of

danger and damage to existence, as well as the development and growth" 1 . Everything we are

adjacent to, all the non living as well as the living things together constitute the word

"Environment". All the materialistic …show more content…

The concept of protecting the nature and

wildlife has been an avid article of belief, faith and are evident in the practices of the people.

The fact that they revered the nature cannot be hidden. It is something enshrined in their daily

lives and the myths they gave credence to, the folklores, religion, art and culture. It is in no

doubt that the fascination, admiration and ardour for nature has been an important strand of

the Indian tradition and the Indian culture, traces of which can be found thousands of years

ago. The cordial bond between the man and nature has also been exhibited in the Bhimbetka

caves in the central India in the form of engravings of animals, plants, mountains and other

life forms such as evidences in forms of seals and stone engravings of elephant, bull, etc.

Historically, conservation of nature and natural resources was an innate aspect of the Indian

psyche and faith, reflected in religious practices, folklore, art and culture permeating every

aspect of the daily lives of people. 3 The adorable relationship between the man and the nature

has always been beautifully portrayed in the scriptures and preachings of various religions, …show more content…

When the government was making second five

year plan relating to industrialisation they probably ignored the impact of such

Industrialisation or Urbanisation on the Environment which was considered to be "sacred".

To understand the impact of Industrialisation, we must first understand what Industrialisation

is and When did it emerged in India?

Industrialisation is a process of transforming of a state, country or a region from agriculture

based economy to manufacturing of goods and services economy. An economy which was

dependent on the agriculture based products is transforming into an economy where it will

manufacture goods and services for the purpose of trade and self sufficiency. After

Independence from the colonial rule of British in 1947, India was one of the most poverty

stricken countries of the world. India's economic condition was quite ironic as compared to

the industrial boom in Britain during the same era. 4 Nonetheless, India

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