Are SDGs a Myth? : Industrial Development and Water Pollution in India.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Environmental Performance Index of India -- Impact of pollution -- Perspectives on industrial pollution -- Sustainable development -- Sustainable development goals (SDGs) -- Industrial development, water pollution and the SDGs: intersections -- Sustainable development goals: the Indian context -- References -- Chapter 2 Economic performance of the states -- Economic performance of the states: post-liberalisation -- Data and methodology -- Contribution of the states to national GDP -- Growth rate of GSDP -- Per capita GSDP -- Sectoral composition of GSDP -- Contribution of the manufacturing sector to the industrial GSDP -- Growth rate of the industrial manufacturing sector GSDP -- Selection of state for further disaggregated level analysis -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Industrial policies in Gujarat -- Introduction -- Industrial policies from 1971 to 2000: fiscal incentives to promote industrial development -- Industrial policy 2003: achieving global competitiveness -- Industrial Policy 2009: Gujarat as a preferred investment destination -- Industrial Policy 2015: Gujarat as a global hub for manufacturing -- Comparative analysis of industrial policies in Gujarat -- Comparative analysis of industrial policies: Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu -- Summing up -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Facets of industrial development in Gujarat -- Data and methodology -- Large-scale industries -- District-wise distribution of large-scale units -- Sector-wise distribution of large-scale units -- Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) -- District-wise distribution of MSMEs -- Sector-wise distribution of MSMEs.

Summing up: large-scale units and MSMEs -- Polluting units in Gujarat -- District-wise distribution of polluting units -- Distribution of units as per pollution potential and scale of investment -- Share of water polluting units -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 Environmental governance -- Constitutional provisions for environment protection -- Environmental policies -- The regulatory framework for environmental protection -- Approaches for pollution control in India -- Approaches for pollution control in other countries -- Summing up -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6 Industrial water pollution: Communities, authorities and the courts -- Polluted river stretches in the country -- Industrial water pollution: action by the communities to check pollution -- Environmental jurisprudence in the country -- Important principles cited by the courts -- Critique of PIL as a tool for environmental protection -- Concluding remarks on pollution-related judgements -- National Green Tribunal -- Is closure a panacea? -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7 Ahmedabad: Impact of industrial development on the Sabarmati -- Data and methodology -- Major contributors to river pollution -- River water quality: upstream to downstream of the city -- Heavy metal pollution in the Sabarmati river -- Water quality in the Khari river (at Lali village) -- Impact of the pollution in downstream villages -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8 Ahmedabad: Performance assessment of environmental infrastructure -- Data and methodology -- Polluting units in Ahmedabad -- Environmental infrastructure for industrial effluents -- CETPs in Ahmedabad -- Design of the CETPs -- Standards prescribed to the CETPs -- How effective are the CETPs in treating pollution? -- CETP Vatva -- CETP Naroda -- CETP Odhav Green Enviro Projects Association -- Other CETPs in Ahmedabad.

Summary of the performance of all the CETPs in Ahmedabad -- Heavy metals pollution from the CETPs -- Environmental infrastructure for sewage treatment -- Deep sea discharge of industrial effluents: the new mantra? -- Discussion of the SDGs -- Notes -- Reference -- Chapter 9 Surat: Impact of industrial development on water bodies -- Data and methodology -- Water quality in the Tapi River -- Creeks in Surat -- Water quality in the creeks -- Summing up -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 10 Surat: Performance assessment of environmental infrastructure -- Data and methodology -- Polluting industries in Surat -- Environmental infrastructure for industrial effluents -- CETPs in Surat -- Design of the CETPs and the standards prescribed -- How effective are the CETPs? -- CETP Pandesara -- CETP Sachin Infra Environment Ltd. (SIEL) -- CETP Globe Enviro Care Ltd. (GECL) -- Improved performance of the CETP SIEL and CETP GECL in 2016 and 2017 -- Other CETPs in Surat -- Summary of the performance of all the CETPs in Surat -- Environmental infrastructure for sewage treatment -- Discussion with the SDGs -- References -- Chapter 11 Why the CETPs are ineffective -- Different effluents, same treatment in the CETPs -- Different inlet but same outlet norms for the CETPs -- Homogenous versus heterogeneous effluents -- Polluting industry owners as CETP managers -- Cost sharing and economics of treatment -- Monitoring data to information: missing link -- Weak enforcement -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 12 Industrial development and water pollution: The quest for SDGs -- Data systems -- Environmental management information systems -- Environmental concerns in the state industrial policies -- Sustainable development and environmental jurisprudence -- SDGs and industrial development -- SDGs and the water pollution -- Performance of India on the Global SDG Index 2019.

SDG Index India 2018-19 and 2019-20 -- Are SDGs a myth? -- References -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Appendix III -- Index.

This book discusses the continued emphasis on development gains in India's national policies and its quest to meet its Sustainable Development Goals. It offers an analysis of the laws and infrastructure for environment protection in the country and its ineffectiveness which have had dire consequences on India's ecological landscape.

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