Indian environmental law

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

Water

Legislation to protect water quality include:

Forests and wildlife

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
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See also

Notes

References
  1. "THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986". envfor.nic.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "THE INDIAN WILDLIFE (PROTECTION) ACT, 1972". envfor.nic.in. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. Rhuks Temitope, "THE JUDICIAL RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHT TO ENVIRONMENT:DIFFERING PERSPECTIVES FROM NIGERIA AND INDIA", NUJS LAW REVIEW, 2 January 2015
  5. Surendra Malik, Sudeep Malik. Supreme Court on Environment Law (2015 ed.). India: EBC. ISBN 9789351451914.
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