The two day Global Law Conference on Environmental Laws kicks off at Chandigarh University
Piyush Goyal announced that Government of India will launch solar projects producing 1 lakh gigawatts by 2020
Chandigarh, November 16, 2019: “Good economy contributes towards improving environmental conditions for the society” said Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Railways, Commerce & Industry. He was speaking during the inaugural session of the two day Global Law Conference at the campus of Chandigarh University, Gharuan. Government of India has taken some major reforms in the form of some progressive schemes such as Ujwala Yojna, Ujala Scheme, Swach Bharat, Ban of Single Use Plastic and Cleaning of Rivers which has contributed towards the protection of environment in a significant way over the period of five years. The minister applauded the efforts of Chandigarh University for making compulsory the subject of Environment Laws for every student studying in any stream from January 2020. Justice Deepak Gupta, Judge, Supreme Court of India, Justice Lord Carnwarth, Judge, Supreme Court of UK, Justice Luc Lavrysen, Judge Belgian Constitutional Court & President, EU Forum Judges for the Environment, Prof. Tracy Hester, University of Houston Law Centre, USA, Justice Swatanter Kumar, former Judge Supreme Court of India and former Chairperson, National Green Tribunal and Satnam Singh Sandhu, Chandigarh University were the other dignitaries who were present on the occasion. Chancellor, Chandigarh University announced to carry out a mass cleanness drive in Januray 2020 for the city of Chandigarh, Mohali and its villages in which 25,000 students of CU would be collecting municipal solid waste from different part of the city and takes it to the segregation site contributing for the cause of environment protection.
“The Government of India is contemplating big projects in the field of Solar Energy which will also contribute in the area of Environment as the country will be able to meet its energy requirements and we will lessen our dependency on thermal plants” said Union Minister. He further added that the Government is encouraging the common man to buy electric-vehicles and in order to do that the current government is giving number of subsidies to the buyers which is another way to reduce the vehicle pollution that accounts for the majority of air pollution and it will also help the country in saving billions of dollars in foreign exchange. While highlighting the achievements of his government, Piyush Goyal said, “Before 2014, 60% of the total households in India did not have any access to toilets and open defecation was a regular sight especially in rural areas but after his government came to power, more than 11 crores toilets have been created till date”. Similarly more than 8 crore LPG connections have been given to women under the Ujawal Yojana which has resulted in saving the environment from the posnious gases that were formed due to burning of fossil fuels in chullas which is equivalent to inhaling of smoke from 400 cigarettes, the minister added. Piyush Goyal announced that Government of India will launch solar projects producing 1 lakh gigawatts by 2020
While giving his presidential address on the occasion, Justice Deepak Gupta, Judge Supreme Court of India said, “The important decision that we have to make is that whether we want to have a secure future or not and if the answer is yes then everyone of this planet have to contribute for the cause of environment protection”. Every tree on this earth should be visualized as a oxygen producing entity which will make every individual sensitive towards the issue of environment, added Justice Deepak Gupta.
Justice Lord Carnwarth, Judge, Supreme Court of UK said, “Every nation has to come forward and do their bit if we want to save our planet from getting extinct”. Youth have to come forward to find solutions to the problems with the help of technology and that will be innovation in real sense, added Justice Carwarth.