{"id":508,"date":"2023-06-12T13:06:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T07:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=508"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:13:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:43:52","slug":"q-how-is-the-national-green-tribunal-ngt-different-from-the-central-pollution-control-board-cpcb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-how-is-the-national-green-tribunal-ngt-different-from-the-central-pollution-control-board-cpcb","title":{"rendered":"Q. How is the National Green Tribunal (NGT) different from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>The NGT has been established by an Act&nbsp;<strong>whereas<\/strong>&nbsp;the CPCB has been created by an executive order of the Government.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The NGT provides environmental justice and helps reduce the burden of litigation in the higher courts whereas the CPCB promotes cleanliness of streams and wells, and aims to improve the quality of air in the country.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both 1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither 1 nor 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (b) 2 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>National Green Tribunal (NGT)<\/strong>\u00a0is a\u00a0<strong>statutory body<\/strong>\u00a0that was\u00a0<strong>established in 2010<\/strong>\u00a0by the\u00a0<strong>National Green Tribunal Act<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was set up to handle cases and speed up the cases related to environmental issues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Tribunal&nbsp;<strong>shall not be bound by the procedure<\/strong>&nbsp;laid down&nbsp;<strong>under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908<\/strong>, but shall be&nbsp;<strong>guided by principles of natural justice<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New Delhi<\/strong>&nbsp;is the&nbsp;<strong>Principal Place of Sitting<\/strong>&nbsp;of the Tribunal and&nbsp;<strong>Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata,&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>Chennai&nbsp;<\/strong>shall be the&nbsp;<strong>other 4 places<\/strong>&nbsp;of sitting of the Tribunal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/water-prevention-and-control-of-pollution-act-of-1974-upsc\/\">Central Pollution Control Board<\/a>&nbsp;(CPCB)<\/strong>, the\u00a0<strong>statutory organization<\/strong>, was constituted in\u00a0<strong>September 1974<\/strong>\u00a0under the\u00a0<strong>Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Further, CPCB was entrusted with the&nbsp;<strong>powers and functions<\/strong>&nbsp;under the&nbsp;<strong>Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Principal Functions<\/strong>\u00a0of the CPCB, as spelled out in the\u00a0<strong>Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974<\/strong>, and the\u00a0<strong>Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981<\/strong>,\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>to promote cleanliness of streams and wells in different areas of the States by prevention, control and abatement of water pollution, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>to improve the quality of air and to prevent, control or abate air pollution in the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_3f5dbc-43 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_3f5dbc-43 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_3f5dbc-43\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? 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