Uncovering The Detrimental Effects Of Consumerism Philosophy On Indian Consumers And Examining

Uncovering The Detrimental Effects Of Consumerism Philosophy On Indian Consumers And Examining The Potential Solutions

Kadam Hans & Harshita Kumari, Asian Law College (Affiliated to CCS University, Meerut)

ABSTRACT

Living in a healthy environment where one is not being fed poison is the basic tenet of Human rights. In this new era world, capitalism is governing the world's economic dynamics. Now, atrocities are committed through the oligarchy of multinational corporations, industrialists, and politicians and where the consumer is both unknown to its sufferings and silently in the grip of them. India, a developing nation that had once been touted as one of the lucrative investments among foreign investors; now tops the chart in pollution, hypertension, and other deadly diseases. The population of India and together with the continuous increase in per capita carbon emission poses an invisible war against mankind, our current tendencies have made us come to this point where there is nothing, but destruction awaits us.

The relationship between this approach of consumerism which is being imposed upon the developing countries by a segment to the increasing carbon footprint in third-world countries is being analyzed in this paper. The philosophy of ‘consumerism’ and ‘capitalism’ has made us degrade repeatedly and induced us to consume more and more, further increasing our carbon footprint. Despite the protection against environmental degradation and atmospheric putrefaction by Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, still if we look at the combined deteriorating state of India there are a few fundamental things that are not being addressed correctly.

In this paper we analyze the Negative Side of Green Revolution, Harmful Impacts of Excessive Meat Consumption, Sugar Mafia of India and the Harmful Contribution of The Airlines and The Energy Sector Since living in a healthy environment is the basic tenet of Human rights, a person’s basic right is discussed in this paper. Further, the solutions to the problem and what other initiatives have been taken in this regard are also discussed. Corporate violence is passive, so it takes careful analysis to see through the smiling faces you see in the store; in reality, these so-called happy customers are buying products that are contaminated with diseases, and they are both unaware of this and proud of their purchase

Keywords: Consumerism, rationality, environment, consumers, violations