A STUDY ON ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION DISCLOSURE BY INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRIES

Abstract

Government and industry environmental information disclosure is an important means to promote environmental supervision and law enforcement, and improve the level of environmental management. Public knowledge management is crucially dependent on public access to information – in particular, information on environmental risks. Yet most existing systems of governance favour administrative or corporate secrecy, thereby monopolizing environmental information in the hands of governmental authorities or private stakeholders. This paper describes innovative initiatives to establish civil society's 'right to know', by mandatory disclosure of government-held information and of industry-held environmental risk data (through the worldwide spread of Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers, and through court- enforced access to 'privileged' documentation However, the paper also highlights continuing transparency deficits (sometimes resulting in 'manufactured uncertainty') with regard to risk-sensitive information of common concern. Therefore, this paper believes that the government should strengthen the disclosure of environmental information based on urban economic development to ensure the sustainability of urban economic development. The researcher has done a study on the same based on certain questions framed by the researcher. The respondents belonged to various age groups, International Scientific Journal of Engineering and Management ISSN: 2583-6129 Volume: 02 Issue: 12 | December – 2023 DOI: 10.55041/ISJEM01318 www.isjem.com An International Scholarly || Multidisciplinary || Open Access || Indexing in all major Database & Metadata © 2023, ISJEM (All Rights Reserved) | www.isjem.com | Page 2 educational and occupational backgrounds to whom the survey questions based on awareness level on the topic of agreeability on certain aspects and opinions on the concept were asked. The results are formulated and the hypothesis has been either proven or altered as any research should be. The tools used for the research include Statistical Tools for Social Sciences (SPSS). In conclusion the people should be given enough awareness so as to the rights they have towards obtaining information regarding the environment. KEYWORDS : Environmental supervision, Environmental information disclosure, Green economy, Industry and government, Threshold effect.