Here is Question No. 58 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2019
Q58. Consider the following statements: The Environment Protection Act, of 1986 empowers the Government of India to
- state the requirement of public participation in the process of environmental protection, and the procedure and manner in which it is sought
- lay down the standards for the emission or discharge of environmental pollutants from various sources
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: B
- Statement 1 is not correct. The Environment Protection Act, 1986 empowers the government of India to take all measures as it deems necessary or expedient for the purpose of protecting and improving the quality of the environment and preventing controlling and abating environmental pollution. It does not talk about public participation.
- Statement 2 is correct: The Environment Protection Act 1986, empowers the government of India to lay down standards for the emission or discharge of environmental pollutants from various sources whatsoever, provided that different standards for emission or discharge may be laid down under this clause from different sources having regard to the quality or composition of the emission or discharge of environmental pollutants from such sources
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