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India and Its New Environmental Policies. |
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In May 2014, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), commonly known as the Saffron Party, won the general elections of the Indian parliament. The new government appointed Mr. Prakash Javedkar as the Minister for Environment and Forests. The Indian State Forest Report was released by him on July 8th, 2014. The report outlines the current environmental state of India and the future plans.
Under the new government's plan, all cities have been asked to make their own environmental plan. The Polluter Must Pay has become the mantra of the new government. The new government has emphasized the need for greater public participation and has urged the public to get involved in awareness campaigns as well as conducting public audits to check if all environmental norms are followed. The proper enforcement of the already present environmental protection laws is going to be the main emphasis of the new government. The Clean Energy Cess has been increased from INR 50 per tonne to INR 100 per tonne. This makes sure that all energy producing companies which use coal and lignite have to pay more carbon tax and invest a fixed amount of their revenue towards developing eco friendly technology. The government has promised to increase energy production keeping in mind the environmental impacts of large scale industrial operations. However, the new government faces an uphill battle with a large number of problems relating to waste management and clean water supply surrounding it. As India celebrates its 67th Independence Day on the August 15th of this year, we wish the new government the best of luck for their efforts and hope that they are able to achieve their goals and build an environment friendly India. |
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7 Comments
Great news! I like the notion "Polluters Pay" of the new government's policy.
Of course there should be piled environmental problems as India is huge and rapidly growing country. But I believe your country will solve it wisely using traditional & modern wisdom. :)
Posted 12-08-2014 19:07
Thank you everyone.
And yes Arushi, 2014 is the 67th Independence Day. Thanks for correcting :)
Posted 10-08-2014 19:30
Best of Luck to India. Public participation is a must in order to ensure the success of this programme.
Posted 09-08-2014 17:00
Good efforts from the government! Thanks for sharing.
Posted 09-08-2014 12:17
thanks for sharing
Posted 09-08-2014 06:54
Thanks for sharing the new environmental policies of India , Ramal. New govt is really working hard on all fronts and is expected to work to achieve it's environmental goals as well to build an environment friendly India-I am very optimistic about it.
One point : I guess 2014 will not be 66th Independence day , kindly check...It is 67th.
Posted 09-08-2014 03:55
that's really great effort from govenment side. wish Indian Government best of luck.
Posted 08-08-2014 23:09