Social and Environmental Challenges: A Developing Nation

Technology and Environment

C3157990.

SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES: A DEVELOPING NATION

Executive summary:

Developing countries such as India are practically vulnerable to industrial crisis because of the adequate lack of technology and infrastructure but still want to compete with developed countries. So in order to develop in fast pace they start to attract multinational companies for investing and in this process they tend to ignore various key issues related to health , safety and environmental aspects and thus creating more trouble to the people , the multinational companies take advantage of this scenario as they have advantage of cheap labor in developing countries , better accessing to markets and low cost in all operations of their plants and if this method is followed the companies tend to ignore the environmental aspects taking the advantage weak governments and uneducated people now we in this essay we commonly discuss about whether India is ready in establishing nuclear plants as primary source of energy by discussing about the failures faced by the governments in facing new technologies.

Nuclear energy is stated best possible solution for tackling climate change. Nuclear power is a mature technology presently providing 16% global electricity power nuclear power is also accounted for most reduction in carbon intensity in developed countries and avoided significant amounts of particular matters such as sulphur dioxide , nitrous oxide and also various volatile organic compounds currently according to the recent survey nuclear power has avoided nearly 520 million tons of carbon which is nearly 9 % of total emissions when compared to other sources of electricity and also its low share of fuel costs and high availability of uranium made nuclear power as reliable source for electricity . Accordingly in the current situation many developing countries are looking towards nuclear energy as they feel this boosts there economic growth, Developing countries like India consider nuclear power has the best source in order to fulfill their needs, India is betting heavily on nuclear energy but major concern is countries like India where they are still in developing stage and question arises whether India can really afford nuclear plant. The Indian government assessment of the legal frame work in managing environmental and safety impact of nuclear expansion which includes subject like waste management, does not match it alacrity in deciding the nuclear agreements. The past experiences of the Indian government in handling new technology also raise the concerns of the people. In this essay we mainly discuss