Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Environmental Laws > The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 > Functions and Powers of Pollution Control Boards Central Pollution Control Board Functions of the Central Pollution Control Board : According to section 16 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Central […]
Water pollution occurs when harmful substances often chemicals or microorganisms, which contaminate a stream, river, lake, ocean, aquifer, or other bodies of water, degrading water quality and rendering it toxic to humans or the environment. Water bodies e.g. lake, river, ocean and ground water get contaminated due to discharge of pollutants in the water bodies. […]
Global warming is the term used to describe a gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere and its oceans, a change that is believed to be permanently changing the Earth’s climate. Causes of Global Warming: Burning fossil fuels: The major cause of global warming is the release of greenhouse gases like carbon […]
The issue of environmental protection has brought the consumers, the industry, and the government to a common platform where each has to play its own role. The government and legislatures are using their influence to reduce environmental and health hazards due to industrialization and to stimulate the development of cleaner technologies. However, the environment is […]
Project impacting environment require an environmental assessment and audit when. The assessment provides the scientific data and approach for understanding whether there are any risks and how they might be mitigated. Assessments are undertaken by professionals. The audit provides an independent, robust and defensible process to assess the extent of the contamination and the risk posed to […]
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is India’s premier central recruiting agency. It is responsible for appointments to and examinations for All India services and group A & group B of Central services. The Public Service Commission’s came into existence for the first time in 1926 when the Central Public Service Commission was established under […]
Article 52 of the Constitution lays down that there shall be a President of India. Further Article 53(1) provides that the executive powers of the union shall be vested in the President. Thus the President of India is the Head of State and the Chief Executive. The executive powers of the Union are in the […]
According to Article 52, there shall be a President of India. Article 54 of the Constitution provides for an indirect method for the election of the President. By Article 54 the President shall be elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament; and the elected […]
Article 54 of the Constitution provides for an indirect method for the election of the President. By Article 54 the President shall be elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament; and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States Thus by the […]
The dictionary meaning of the word research is it is a systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions. Research is defined as careful consideration of study regarding a particular concern or a problem using scientific methods. According to the American sociologist Earl Robert Babbie, […]