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It is a fact that air and noise pollution in Delhi and NCR is increasing day-by-day. The measures for abatement of pollution are taken under the provisions of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and rules made thereunder. Noise pollution is regulated under Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 notified under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The legal framework provided by above rules is adequate to deal with the problem of pollution and allows for revision of norms related to noise, emission or effluent to bring about a stricter regime.Government has taken several other steps to address the issue of pollution which inter alia, include notification of National Ambient Air Quality Standards; setting up of monitoring network for assessment of ambient air quality; introduction of cleaner / alternate fuels like gaseous fuel (CNG, LPG etc.), ethanol blending, launching of National Air Quality index; universalization of BS-IV by 2017; leapfrogging from BS-IV to BS-VI fuel standards by 1st April, 2020; notification of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules; banning of burning of biomass; promotion of public transport network; Pollution Under Control Certificate; issuance of directions under Section 18(1)(b) of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 comprising of action points to counter air pollution in major cities include control and mitigation measures related to vehicular emissions, re-suspension of road dust and other fugitive emissions, bio-mass/ municipal solid waste burning, industrial pollution, construction and demolition activities, and other general steps; installation of on-line continuous (24x7) monitoring devices by major industries; collection of Environmental Protection Charge on more than 2000 CC diesel vehicles; ban on bursting of sound emitting crackers between 10 PM to 6 AM; wide publicity on the ill effects of firecrackers and awareness programme among students and public at large to avoid bursting of fire-crackers; advisories for noise monitoring on the occasion of Deepawali; notification of graded response action plan for Delhi and NCR etc.Q. The right to life and liberty includes the right to a clean and free environment. The 'polluter pays principle' states that whoever is responsible for damage to the environment should bear the costs associated with it. Carbonator was a multi-national corporation that had set up one of its factories in Surat. They released voluminous effluents into the river that flowed near the factory without employing any methods to filter them. P.C.Gupta was a conscientious citizen who filed a PIL against them asking them to employ some filtration methods so that the river would not be polluted to such a great extent. The corporation opted instead for the 'polluter pays' way of compensation. The petitioner challenged their option in Court asking for a motion to compel the corporation to adopt the filtration method instead.Can he do so?a)The 'polluter pays' principle only provides for compensation but does not safeguard the citizen's right to a clean and free environment, thus Mr. Gupta can compel the corporation.b)The corporation agreed to pay a substantial fee for the damage that it had done by releasing the effluents into the river. It is compensation for the offence and must be accepted as a feasible. remedy.c)The filtration method was provably more expensive in the long run than the practice of compensating and was the only reason why compensation was offered by the corporation. Gupta must press. charges.d)The foreign multi-national corporations set up their factories in India and provide large-scale employment and investment in India's infrastructure. They can afford to compensate using the. 'polluter pays' method.Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer? for CLAT 2024 is part of CLAT preparation. The Question and answers have been prepared
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It is a fact that air and noise pollution in Delhi and NCR is increasing day-by-day. The measures for abatement of pollution are taken under the provisions of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and rules made thereunder. Noise pollution is regulated under Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 notified under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The legal framework provided by above rules is adequate to deal with the problem of pollution and allows for revision of norms related to noise, emission or effluent to bring about a stricter regime.Government has taken several other steps to address the issue of pollution which inter alia, include notification of National Ambient Air Quality Standards; setting up of monitoring network for assessment of ambient air quality; introduction of cleaner / alternate fuels like gaseous fuel (CNG, LPG etc.), ethanol blending, launching of National Air Quality index; universalization of BS-IV by 2017; leapfrogging from BS-IV to BS-VI fuel standards by 1st April, 2020; notification of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules; banning of burning of biomass; promotion of public transport network; Pollution Under Control Certificate; issuance of directions under Section 18(1)(b) of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 comprising of action points to counter air pollution in major cities include control and mitigation measures related to vehicular emissions, re-suspension of road dust and other fugitive emissions, bio-mass/ municipal solid waste burning, industrial pollution, construction and demolition activities, and other general steps; installation of on-line continuous (24x7) monitoring devices by major industries; collection of Environmental Protection Charge on more than 2000 CC diesel vehicles; ban on bursting of sound emitting crackers between 10 PM to 6 AM; wide publicity on the ill effects of firecrackers and awareness programme among students and public at large to avoid bursting of fire-crackers; advisories for noise monitoring on the occasion of Deepawali; notification of graded response action plan for Delhi and NCR etc.Q. The right to life and liberty includes the right to a clean and free environment. The 'polluter pays principle' states that whoever is responsible for damage to the environment should bear the costs associated with it. Carbonator was a multi-national corporation that had set up one of its factories in Surat. They released voluminous effluents into the river that flowed near the factory without employing any methods to filter them. P.C.Gupta was a conscientious citizen who filed a PIL against them asking them to employ some filtration methods so that the river would not be polluted to such a great extent. The corporation opted instead for the 'polluter pays' way of compensation. The petitioner challenged their option in Court asking for a motion to compel the corporation to adopt the filtration method instead.Can he do so?a)The 'polluter pays' principle only provides for compensation but does not safeguard the citizen's right to a clean and free environment, thus Mr. Gupta can compel the corporation.b)The corporation agreed to pay a substantial fee for the damage that it had done by releasing the effluents into the river. It is compensation for the offence and must be accepted as a feasible. remedy.c)The filtration method was provably more expensive in the long run than the practice of compensating and was the only reason why compensation was offered by the corporation. Gupta must press. charges.d)The foreign multi-national corporations set up their factories in India and provide large-scale employment and investment in India's infrastructure. They can afford to compensate using the. 'polluter pays' method.Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?, a detailed solution for It is a fact that air and noise pollution in Delhi and NCR is increasing day-by-day. The measures for abatement of pollution are taken under the provisions of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and rules made thereunder. Noise pollution is regulated under Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 notified under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The legal framework provided by above rules is adequate to deal with the problem of pollution and allows for revision of norms related to noise, emission or effluent to bring about a stricter regime.Government has taken several other steps to address the issue of pollution which inter alia, include notification of National Ambient Air Quality Standards; setting up of monitoring network for assessment of ambient air quality; introduction of cleaner / alternate fuels like gaseous fuel (CNG, LPG etc.), ethanol blending, launching of National Air Quality index; universalization of BS-IV by 2017; leapfrogging from BS-IV to BS-VI fuel standards by 1st April, 2020; notification of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules; banning of burning of biomass; promotion of public transport network; Pollution Under Control Certificate; issuance of directions under Section 18(1)(b) of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 comprising of action points to counter air pollution in major cities include control and mitigation measures related to vehicular emissions, re-suspension of road dust and other fugitive emissions, bio-mass/ municipal solid waste burning, industrial pollution, construction and demolition activities, and other general steps; installation of on-line continuous (24x7) monitoring devices by major industries; collection of Environmental Protection Charge on more than 2000 CC diesel vehicles; ban on bursting of sound emitting crackers between 10 PM to 6 AM; wide publicity on the ill effects of firecrackers and awareness programme among students and public at large to avoid bursting of fire-crackers; advisories for noise monitoring on the occasion of Deepawali; notification of graded response action plan for Delhi and NCR etc.Q. The right to life and liberty includes the right to a clean and free environment. The 'polluter pays principle' states that whoever is responsible for damage to the environment should bear the costs associated with it. Carbonator was a multi-national corporation that had set up one of its factories in Surat. They released voluminous effluents into the river that flowed near the factory without employing any methods to filter them. P.C.Gupta was a conscientious citizen who filed a PIL against them asking them to employ some filtration methods so that the river would not be polluted to such a great extent. The corporation opted instead for the 'polluter pays' way of compensation. The petitioner challenged their option in Court asking for a motion to compel the corporation to adopt the filtration method instead.Can he do so?a)The 'polluter pays' principle only provides for compensation but does not safeguard the citizen's right to a clean and free environment, thus Mr. Gupta can compel the corporation.b)The corporation agreed to pay a substantial fee for the damage that it had done by releasing the effluents into the river. It is compensation for the offence and must be accepted as a feasible. remedy.c)The filtration method was provably more expensive in the long run than the practice of compensating and was the only reason why compensation was offered by the corporation. Gupta must press. charges.d)The foreign multi-national corporations set up their factories in India and provide large-scale employment and investment in India's infrastructure. They can afford to compensate using the. 'polluter pays' method.Correct answer is option 'A'. 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The legal framework provided by above rules is adequate to deal with the problem of pollution and allows for revision of norms related to noise, emission or effluent to bring about a stricter regime.Government has taken several other steps to address the issue of pollution which inter alia, include notification of National Ambient Air Quality Standards; setting up of monitoring network for assessment of ambient air quality; introduction of cleaner / alternate fuels like gaseous fuel (CNG, LPG etc.), ethanol blending, launching of National Air Quality index; universalization of BS-IV by 2017; leapfrogging from BS-IV to BS-VI fuel standards by 1st April, 2020; notification of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules; banning of burning of biomass; promotion of public transport network; Pollution Under Control Certificate; issuance of directions under Section 18(1)(b) of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 comprising of action points to counter air pollution in major cities include control and mitigation measures related to vehicular emissions, re-suspension of road dust and other fugitive emissions, bio-mass/ municipal solid waste burning, industrial pollution, construction and demolition activities, and other general steps; installation of on-line continuous (24x7) monitoring devices by major industries; collection of Environmental Protection Charge on more than 2000 CC diesel vehicles; ban on bursting of sound emitting crackers between 10 PM to 6 AM; wide publicity on the ill effects of firecrackers and awareness programme among students and public at large to avoid bursting of fire-crackers; advisories for noise monitoring on the occasion of Deepawali; notification of graded response action plan for Delhi and NCR etc.Q. The right to life and liberty includes the right to a clean and free environment. The 'polluter pays principle' states that whoever is responsible for damage to the environment should bear the costs associated with it. Carbonator was a multi-national corporation that had set up one of its factories in Surat. They released voluminous effluents into the river that flowed near the factory without employing any methods to filter them. P.C.Gupta was a conscientious citizen who filed a PIL against them asking them to employ some filtration methods so that the river would not be polluted to such a great extent. The corporation opted instead for the 'polluter pays' way of compensation. The petitioner challenged their option in Court asking for a motion to compel the corporation to adopt the filtration method instead.Can he do so?a)The 'polluter pays' principle only provides for compensation but does not safeguard the citizen's right to a clean and free environment, thus Mr. Gupta can compel the corporation.b)The corporation agreed to pay a substantial fee for the damage that it had done by releasing the effluents into the river. It is compensation for the offence and must be accepted as a feasible. remedy.c)The filtration method was provably more expensive in the long run than the practice of compensating and was the only reason why compensation was offered by the corporation. Gupta must press. charges.d)The foreign multi-national corporations set up their factories in India and provide large-scale employment and investment in India's infrastructure. They can afford to compensate using the. 'polluter pays' method.Correct answer is option 'A'. 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ample number of questions to practice It is a fact that air and noise pollution in Delhi and NCR is increasing day-by-day. The measures for abatement of pollution are taken under the provisions of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and rules made thereunder. Noise pollution is regulated under Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 notified under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The legal framework provided by above rules is adequate to deal with the problem of pollution and allows for revision of norms related to noise, emission or effluent to bring about a stricter regime.Government has taken several other steps to address the issue of pollution which inter alia, include notification of National Ambient Air Quality Standards; setting up of monitoring network for assessment of ambient air quality; introduction of cleaner / alternate fuels like gaseous fuel (CNG, LPG etc.), ethanol blending, launching of National Air Quality index; universalization of BS-IV by 2017; leapfrogging from BS-IV to BS-VI fuel standards by 1st April, 2020; notification of Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules; banning of burning of biomass; promotion of public transport network; Pollution Under Control Certificate; issuance of directions under Section 18(1)(b) of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 comprising of action points to counter air pollution in major cities include control and mitigation measures related to vehicular emissions, re-suspension of road dust and other fugitive emissions, bio-mass/ municipal solid waste burning, industrial pollution, construction and demolition activities, and other general steps; installation of on-line continuous (24x7) monitoring devices by major industries; collection of Environmental Protection Charge on more than 2000 CC diesel vehicles; ban on bursting of sound emitting crackers between 10 PM to 6 AM; wide publicity on the ill effects of firecrackers and awareness programme among students and public at large to avoid bursting of fire-crackers; advisories for noise monitoring on the occasion of Deepawali; notification of graded response action plan for Delhi and NCR etc.Q. The right to life and liberty includes the right to a clean and free environment. The 'polluter pays principle' states that whoever is responsible for damage to the environment should bear the costs associated with it. Carbonator was a multi-national corporation that had set up one of its factories in Surat. They released voluminous effluents into the river that flowed near the factory without employing any methods to filter them. P.C.Gupta was a conscientious citizen who filed a PIL against them asking them to employ some filtration methods so that the river would not be polluted to such a great extent. The corporation opted instead for the 'polluter pays' way of compensation. The petitioner challenged their option in Court asking for a motion to compel the corporation to adopt the filtration method instead.Can he do so?a)The 'polluter pays' principle only provides for compensation but does not safeguard the citizen's right to a clean and free environment, thus Mr. Gupta can compel the corporation.b)The corporation agreed to pay a substantial fee for the damage that it had done by releasing the effluents into the river. It is compensation for the offence and must be accepted as a feasible. remedy.c)The filtration method was provably more expensive in the long run than the practice of compensating and was the only reason why compensation was offered by the corporation. Gupta must press. charges.d)The foreign multi-national corporations set up their factories in India and provide large-scale employment and investment in India's infrastructure. They can afford to compensate using the. 'polluter pays' method.Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer? tests, examples and also practice CLAT tests.