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Initially, Environmental Protection Was Seen by Many Developing Nations, 6 Including India, 7 As A Goal Conflicting With Developmental Priorities
Initially, Environmental Protection Was Seen by Many Developing Nations, 6 Including India, 7 As A Goal Conflicting With Developmental Priorities
Initially, Environmental Protection Was Seen by Many Developing Nations, 6 Including India, 7 As A Goal Conflicting With Developmental Priorities
Litigations (PIL) were filed by the Indian citizenry to assert their environmental rights.
As far as environmental laws are concerned, they can be classified into two categories: laws
dealing with pollution and laws pertaining to the conservation of nature such as forests and
wildlife.
Emergence of encvironment laws and policies -
The late Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi expressed this attitude
Environment, 9 when she asked: "How can we speak to those who live in
villages and in slums about keeping the oceans, rivers and the air clean