Article 48A of the Constitution of India directs the State to:

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A. endeavour to PROTECT and IMPROVE the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country

1. Article 48A (DPSP): 'The State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country.'
2. Inserted by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976 (post-Stockholm 1972).
3. Together with Article 51A(g) (citizen duty), it forms the constitutional foundation for environmental protection.
4. Article 48A is a DPSP — not directly enforceable in court but binding in governance.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: EPA 1986 / Constitution of India / Stockholm/Rio/Paris / Indian SC environmental jurisprudence — Constitution of India, Article 48A (inserted by 42nd Amendment 1976)_

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abolish all industries causing pollution within five years (cf. Constitution of India, Article 48A (inserted by 42nd Amendment 1976))

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transfer ownership of all forests to the Central Government (cf. Constitution of India, Article 48A (inserted by 42nd Amendment 1976))

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compensate every citizen for environmental damage (cf. Constitution of India, Article 48A (inserted by 42nd Amendment 1976))