Book Reviews
| Date | 01 April 2016 |
| Published date | 01 April 2016 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0019556120160211 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
BOOK
REVIEWS
Abbay
Kumar
and
Surjith
Karthikeyan,
Environmental Policies in
India, New Delhi, Gyan Publishing House, 2015,
pp
176, Rs. 520.
Jn
a
few
decades, the relationship between the environment, resources
and
conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection
we
see
today between
human rights, democracy
and
peace-Wangari
Maathai
India
does
not
have
lack
of
environmental
policies
but
proper
implementation is not in place. In the current scenario it becomes imperative
that the Indian authorities should strive to achieve a society where ideals
and reality, legislation and implementation correlate. When the authorities
manage to fulfill their role, it enables corporations to better contribute to
the society in a positive way. In the wake
of
recent damages, concerned
authorities have started giving more attention towards environment but what
we
need is to find out newer ways to deal with old problems. Without active
involvement
of
common people it is indeed difficult for the authorities to
devise and implement proper environment policy.
The book, under review, reviews the policies adopted in India towards
protection
of
environment
and
abatement
of
pollution
and
stresses
on
the
importance
of
a
judicious
mix
of
incentives and fiats-based
regulatory instruments for environment regulation. The basic approaches
to environmental· policy in general adopted in various countries give
an overview
of
the pros and cons
of
their experience in environmental
regulation. The authors try to bring under one umbrella the green-initiative
legislations in
India
under
the
purview
of
several
ministries
and
other
government
bodies. Sustainability has become the guiding principle to
emerging recalcitrant environment problems such as c.limate change and
ozone depletion. The authors try to explain the feasibility
of
adopting
market-based instruments such as ecological tax (eco tax)
to
regulate
behaviour
of
individuals/firms towards environment and argue that under
prevailing constitutional and legal framework in India, it can be imposed
by
the Central Government as part
of
Union Budget and also under the
Environment (Protection) Act,
1986.
The
first chapter
of
this book reviews the policies adopted in India
towards protection
of
environment and abatement
of
pollution. The National
Environment Policy, 2006, is such a policy intended to be a guide to action in
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