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Life)(Chapter - 10) (Law and Social Justice), (Class - 8), , Question 9:, , How was environment treated earlier? What has been the change in perception? Discuss., , € Answer 9:, , Earlier there were very few laws protecting the environment in India. There was hardly any, enforcement of these laws. The environment was treated as a 'free' entity and any industry could, pollute the air and water without any restrictions. Now there has been a change in perception., Government has introduced laws on the environment. The courts have given a number of judgments, upholding the right to a healthy environment as intrinsic to the fundamental right to life. The, government has set up laws and procedures that can check pollution, clean rivers. The government, can also fine to those who pollute our precious environment., , , , , , Question 10:, , What do you think the famous cartoonist RK. Laxman is trying to, convey in this cartoon?, , How does it relate to the 2006 law that you read about on page 125?, € Answer 10:, , The famous cartoonist R.K. Laxman, in this cartoon, is trying to convey, an ironical perception of the double standards and hypocrisy some of, us follow. A mother is complaining about the heavy bags that children, are made to carry to school, but she hires another “child” servant to do, the same without a wee bit of sympathy for the less fortunate child, who has to work and earn a living, , , , , This relates to the 2006 Child Labour Prevention Act that banned children under the age of 14 years, from work, making it a punishable offence for those who employed these children, Unfortunately,, 74% of child domestic labour today is under the age of 16. R.K. Laxman, in his cartoon, is pointing, towards this very glitch and how the government has not taken adequate action to enforce this law.