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A good environment is a constitutional right of the Indian Citizens. EnvironmentalProtection has been given the constitutional status. Directive Principles of StatePolicy states that, it is the duty of the state to 'protect and improve the environmentand to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country'. It imposes Fundamentalduty on every citizen 'to protect and improve the natural environment includingforests, lakes, rivers and wildlife'.In India, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is the apex administrativebody for :- (i) regulating and ensuring environmental protection; (ii) formulating theenvironmental policy framework in the country; (iii) undertaking conservation & survey of flora, fauna, forests and wildlife; and (iv) planning, promotion, co-ordination and overseeing the implementation of environmental and forestryprogrammes. The Ministry is also the Nodal agency in the country for the UnitedNations Environment Programme (UNEP). The organizational structure of the Ministrycovers number of Divisions, Directorate, Board, Subordinate Offices, AutonomousInstitutions, and Public Sector Undertakings to assist it in achieving all theseobjectives.Besides, the responsibility for prevention and control of industrial pollution isprimarily executed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) at the CentralLevel, which is a statutory authority, attached to the MoEF. The State Departmentsof Environment and State Pollution Control Boards are the designated agencies toperform this function at the State Level.Because of their impact on the environment, businesses have an obligation to try tomitigate the effects of their activities in an effort to protect the land and waterresources. Many businesses act voluntarily to reduce their