Role of State in Protecting the Environment

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Environmental protection was not considered of much importance to be protected in ancient era or British era. Environmental protection was not directly connected to any law but it was matter of moral or ethical values. For example: birds, animals, rivers or trees were considered as deity. The logic behind that was environmental protection but it was not directly imposed to people by the means of law. These practices of protecting the environment were based on moral or religious values. Now-a-days the environmental protection has been a major part of legal studies and great matter of concern of human welfare as it is being supported by sanction. State or Government has taken so many steps to protect the environment. After the Stockholm Declaration, 1972, the revolution to protect the environment has been taken place so swiftly, that the Indian Legal System is enough sound to protect the environment by various ways. In compare to the ancient text, recent laws are much precise and accessible to the people. Various Hindu texts has taught us the importance of environment so that we can protect the environment. These are few examples of ancient text in concern to the environmental protection. Similarly, after the Stockholm Declaration we got various legislations to protect certain part of our surroundings. Air Act, Water Act, EPA, BDA, Wildlife Protection Act, Forest Conservation Act are few major acts of environmental law. State or Government is enough vigilant in respect to the environmental protection and taking steps day-by-day and looking for more.

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Grewal &Matolia. (December,2022). Role of State in Protecting the Environment. IPEM LAW JOURNAL, 6, 89-95.