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Home Family and Home Science – a Ray of Hope & the Role of Government in Controlling Environmental Degradation
We address such products and practices as ‘eco-friendly’ . Another term used for eco-friendly is bio-friendly. The word ‘eco’ is derived from the word ‘ecology’ which is concerned with the relationship between plants, animals, man and environment.
A Ray of Hope
- By eco-friendly products and practices, we mean those products and practices which are not harmful to the environmental. These products and practices are considered eco-friendly on the basis of their;
- Production
- Use
- Disposal
- Let us list some Non eco-friendly products and eco-friendly products.
Non eco-friendly products | Eco-friendly products |
---|---|
Petrol | Unleaded petrol |
Crude motor oil | Double refined motor oil |
Synthetic paints | Water based paints |
Synthetic fabrics like nylon, acrylic etc. | Jute and cotton |
Polythene bags | Paper bags |
Traditional challahs | Smokeless challahs, solar cooker and biogas |
Thermocol glasses | Earthen cups |
- Ministry of Environmental and Forests has launched an ‘Eco Mark’ since Feb. 1991.
- It contains as ISI mark along with an earthen pot which symbolizes biodegradability and closeness to the environment.
- This mark is given by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) . Eco mark is given to certify that a product fulfills a minimum pollution control standard and achieves high environment friendliness in production, packaging and waste disposal.
The Role of Government in Controlling Environmental Degradation
- Man has now become conscious of long term effects of environmental degradation. Government plays an important role in controlling the degradation of the environment.
- Some of the significant measures taken by the government are to:
- Ensure that all industries are located far away from cities
- Enforce strict laws for pollution control in industries as well as vehicles
- Ensure that all industries set up waste treatment plants
- Encourage the industries to link and reuses the wastes of each other, wherever possible, for example steel mills can use worn out parts of automobile industry.
- Insist on people adopting family planning norms
- Provide efficient waste disposal systems for domestic wastes
- Educate the public on the causes and effects of environmental degradation.
- Motivate the people to use biogas, solar cooker, solar heater, etc.
- Ensure healthy farm practices like using natural manures, crop rotation, mixed cropping etc.
- Motivate people to grow trees and care for them
- Conserve wild life by maintaining the forest reserves.