Indian environmental law
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Indian environmental law concerns the law and policy of India concerning the protection of the environment, measures taken to reverse climate change and achieve a zero carbon economy.
History
General protection
The Environment Protection Act, 1986.[1] is enforced by the Central Pollution Control Board and the numerous State Pollution Control Boards.
- The National Green Tribunal established under the National Green Tribunal Act of 2010[2] has jurisdiction over all environmental cases dealing with a substantial environmental question and acts covered under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
- The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
- National Green Tribunal Act
Air pollution
- The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
- Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) (Union Territories) Rules, 1983
- Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act
- Effects of global warming on South Asia
- Air pollution in India
Water
Legislation to protect water quality include:
- The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
- The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977
- Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Rules, 1978
- Ganga Action Plan, 1986
- National Water Policy
- Coastal Regulation Zone
- Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal
- Interstate River Water Disputes Act
- Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal
Forests and wildlife
- Indian Forest Act, 1927
- Wild life protection act, 1972
- Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
- National Forest Policy, 1988
- M. C. Mehta v. Kamal Nath (1997) 1 SCC 388
- Biological Diversity Act, 2002
- Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
- Wild Life Protection Act, 1972, which does not fall within the jurisdiction of the National Green Tribunal.[3] Appeals can be filed in the Supreme Court of India.[4]
- Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960
- CAMPA bill
Waste management
- Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001
- Recycled Plastics, Plastics Manufacture and Usage Rules, 1999
- Basel Convention on Control of TransboundaryMovements on Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, 1989 and Its Protocols
- Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Amendment Rules, 2003[5]
- Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016
See also
- Environmental policy of the European Union
- Environmental law
- United Kingdom environmental law
- United States environmental law
- Environmental policy in China
- ASME’s 2019 Advanced Clean Energy Summit - Nuclear Power’s Role in Combating Climate Change
Notes
References
- ^ "THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986". envfor.nic.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "THE INDIAN WILDLIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972". envfor.nic.in. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Rhuks Temitope, "THE JUDICIAL RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHT TO ENVIRONMENT:DIFFERING PERSPECTIVES FROM NIGERIA AND INDIA"[permanent dead link], NUJS LAW REVIEW, 2 January 2015
- ^ Surendra Malik, Sudeep Malik. Supreme Court on Environment Law (2015 ed.). India: EBC. ISBN 9789351451914.