Consider the following statements: The Environment Protection Act, 1986 empowers the Government of India to 1. state the requirement of public participation in the process of environmental protection, and the procedure and manner in which it is sought 2.

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Q: 38 (IAS/2019)
Consider the following statements: The Environment Protection Act, 1986 empowers the Government of India to
1. state the requirement of public participation in the process of environmental protection, and the procedure and manner in which it is sought
2. lay down the standards for emission or discharge of environmental pollutants from various sources
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

question_subject: 

Ecology

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'environment protection act': [0, 0, 0, 3], 'environmental protection': [1, 0, 2, 3], 'environmental pollutants': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'emission': [0, 0, 4, 5], 'standards': [0, 0, 2, 6], 'public participation': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'requirement': [0, 0, 1, 3], 'government': [5, 0, 0, 1], 'procedure': [6, 0, 4, 13]}

The correct answer is option 2: `2 only`. Here`s why:

Option 1 is not correct. Although public participation is indeed important in the process of environmental protection, the Environment Protection Act, 1986, doesn`t empower the Government of India to state the requiremnet for public participation and the procedures for it. This statement is, therefore, incorrect.

Option 2 is correct. The Environment Protection Act does give the Government of India the power to set standards for pollutant emissions or discharges from numerous sources. This is done to minimize environmental harm and ensure a sustainable future.

Option 2 `2 only` represents that only the second statement is accurate according to the provided provisions under the Environment Protection Act, 1986.

Option 1 `1 only` and Option 3 `Both 1 and 2`, might seem correct at the first glance but are not accurate as per the actual provisions under the Act.

Likewise, Option 4 `Neither 1 nor 2` would indicate that neither of the statements are correct, which is not true, as the second statement is proven accurate under the Act.