पर्यावरण एवं भूमि · Protect what sustains us.
Environment & Land
Environment Protection Act, NGT, forest rights, land acquisition, pollution control, and green tribunals.
पर्यावरण एवं भूमि
Protect what sustains us.
Overview
What this category covers
Environment Protection Act, NGT, forest rights, land acquisition, pollution control, and green tribunals.
Statutes
Acts in this category
- 1986Showcase
Environment Protection Act
Born after the Bhopal gas disaster, this Act gives the Central Government the broadest possible powers to protect and improve the environment — setting standards, restricting industries, regulating hazardous substances, and prosecuting offenders. With just 26 sections in four chapters, it remains the legal foundation for the Environment Impact Assessment regime, the Coastal Regulation Zone, the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the hazardous waste rules and dozens of other subordinate regulations.
26 sections · 4 chapters
- 1980Showcase
Forest Conservation Act
A short statute that places a federal check on de-reservation and diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes. Just five operative sections, but each one carries far-reaching consequences for States, project developers and forest-dependent communities.
5 sections · 1 chapters
- 1972MVP
Wild Life Protection Act
Act 53 of 1972 — the principal statute on protection of wild animals, birds and plants in India. Sets up the Wild Life Wardens, the National and State Boards for Wild Life, the Central Zoo Authority, the National Tiger Conservation Authority and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau; declares Sanctuaries, National Parks, Conservation Reserves and Community Reserves; prohibits hunting and trade in scheduled species; and prescribes penalties going up to seven years' imprisonment.
66 sections · 7 chapters