CONTENTS:- I. POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENT IN SOCIETY 1. Impact of Paper Mill and Distillery Waste water on Agricultural Land at Shirol in Kolhapur District some Issue. 2. Sugar cooperatives in Kolhapur district and Pollution some Observation. 3. Small Scale Tanning Units in Kolhapur Some Issues on Pollution and People. 4. International Trade of Hazardous Waste -an Overview. 5. Industrial Pollution and human Health Some Issues in Ichalkaranji. 6. Bio-Medical Waste Management in Western Maharashtra An Overview. 7. Religious Festivals and Noise Pollution in Urban Maharashtra. . II. ROLE OF STATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS EDUCATION AND RESERACH 8. Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and Environmental Awareness. 9. Role of Ministry of Environment and Forests in Environmental Education and Research -An overview. III. GENETIC ENGINEERING IN AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT 10. Water and Land Management An Experiment of People Participation in Gawadewadi. 11. Genetic Engineering in Agriculture and Environmental Management. 12. GMOs through Gene Revolution Some Emerging Issues.
DESCRIPTION
The increasing industrialization is leading to higher production and job opportunities for people in the society on the one hand. On the other hand, it is also creating problems of pollution in the environment. The state is performing its role through various ministries and Boards for environment awareness, education and research The people are participating in land and water management at village level and Genetic Engineering in the form of Genetically Modified Organisms is influencing agriculture. The present book addresses Environment in Indian society with special reference to problems and prospects like : Industrialization and pollution, role of state in environmental awareness and introduction of genetic engineering in agriculture.
