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?
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Answer: B. Statement 2 is correct: Section 3(2)(iv) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 lets the Centre set standards for emission or discharge of pollutants. Statement 1 is not a power listed in the Act; public consultation came later through rules such as the EIA Notification. So 2 only, as per the official key.
Watch for: Students link the EIA public hearing with the 1986 Act and assume the Act itself requires public participation.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the Act itself does not lay down public participation requirements.
- C. Wrong because statement 1 is not in the Act.
- D. Wrong because statement 2 is a core power under the Act.
Source to check: Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Section 3; EIA Notification, 2006 (MoEFCC)
Answer from the official UPSC key. Written and fact-checked by AI against the official key. Spotted a mistake? Report it.