Earlier the environment was treated as a 'free' entity and any industry or even an individual could pollute the air and water without any restrictions. Whether it was our rivers, air, and groundwater - the environment was being polluted since there were no laws in this regard.
In the recent years and particularly the Bhopal gas tragedy has brought the issue of environment to the forefront. Now the perception has completely changed and the people have understood that the environment is something which the people over generations will share. There has been an increasing awareness among all that a clean environment is a public facility that cannot be destroyed merely for industrial development. The courts also gave a number of judgments upholding the right to a healthy environment as intrinsic to the Fundamental Right to life
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What are the sources of environmental pollution in your area? Discuss with respect to
(a) air;
(b) water and
(c) soil. What are the steps being taken to reduce the pollution? Can you suggest some other
measures?
Write a paragraph on the various roles of the government that you have read about in this unit.
How can laws ensure that markets work in a manner that is fair? Give two examples to support your
answer.
What do we mean when we speak of law enforcement? Who is responsible for enforcement? Why isenforcement so important?
Do you think the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy got justice? Discuss.