{"id":7595,"date":"2020-04-21T13:04:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T07:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=7595"},"modified":"2020-04-21T13:04:15","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T07:34:15","slug":"precautionary-principle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/precautionary-principle\/","title":{"rendered":"Precautionary principle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Relevance: Prelims: Science and technology<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The aggressive methods to halt the virus by suspending mobility are examples of a strategy known as the \u2018precautionary principle\u2019.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image.slidesharecdn.com\/theprecautionaryprinciple-110721132417-phpapp02\/95\/the-precautionary-principle-2-728.jpg?cb=1311255356\" alt=\"The Precautionary Principle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>About:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to the principle, authorities must take precautionary measures when stakes are high, despite when scientific evidence about the expected event being harmful is not yet certain.<\/li>\n<li>This implies that protective action should be taken to prevent any possible harm, even if there is a chance that such harm will not occur\u2013thus playing it safe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Timeline:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The principle first found acceptance in Germany in the 1970s and 80s, as lawmakers sought its implementation in cases of uncertain environmental and health hazards.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>In 1992, the UN Rio Declaration on Environment and Development incorporated the strategy, as did the Maastricht Treaty.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>The Rio Declaration defines the principle as: \u201cWhere there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image.slidesharecdn.com\/theprecautionaryprinciple-110721132417-phpapp02\/95\/the-precautionary-principle-3-728.jpg?cb=1311255356\" alt=\"The Precautionary Principle\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>For more such notes, Articles, News &amp; Views Join our Telegram Channel.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Telegram Link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Click the link below to see the details about the UPSC \u2013Civils courses offered by Triumph IAS.<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" title=\"Courses available\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php\">https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relevance: Prelims: Science and technology Why in news? 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