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  2. Indian environmental law - Wikipedia

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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. Since the sixties concern over the state of environment has grown the world over. There has been substantive decline in environment quality due to increasing ...

  3. National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 - Wikipedia

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    Wild law. v. t. e. The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010[2] is an Act of the Parliament of India which enables the creation of a special tribunal for the expeditious disposal of the cases pertaining to environmental issues. [3] It draws inspiration from Article 21 of India's constitution, on the protection of life and personal liberty, which ...

  4. Environmental policy of India - Wikipedia

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    Environment policies of the Government of India include legislations related to environment.. In the Directive Principles of State Policy, Article 48A says "the state shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country"; Article 51-A states that "it shall be the duty of every citizen of India to protect and improve the natural ...

  5. Environment Protection Act, 1986 - Wikipedia

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    Status: In force. Environment Protection Act, 1986 is an Act of the Parliament of India. It was enacted in May 1986 and came into force on 19 November 1986. It has 26 sections and 4 chapters. The Act is widely considered to have been a response to the Bhopal gas leak. The Act was passed by the Government of India under the Article 253 of the ...

  6. Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 - Wikipedia

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    9 September 1972. Status: In force. The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted for the protection of plants and animal species. Before 1972, India had only five designated national parks. Among other reforms, the Act established scheduled protected plant and hunting certain animal species or harvesting ...

  7. Central Pollution Control Board - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.cpcb.nic.in. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India is a statutory organization under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Mo.E.F.C.C.). It was established in 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of pollution) Act, 1974. The CPCB is also entrusted with the powers and functions under the Air ...

  8. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001

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    The PPV&FR Act, 2001 was enacted to grant intellectual property rights to plant breeders, researchers and farmers who develop any new or extant plant varieties. The intellectual property right granted under PPV & FR Act, 2001 is a dual right – one is for the variety and the other is for the denomination assigned to it by the breeder.

  9. Environmental issues in India - Wikipedia

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    Solid waste adds to water pollution in India, 2005. There are multiple environmental issues in India. Air pollution, water pollution, garbage, domestically prohibited goods and pollution of the natural environment are all challenges for India. Nature is also causing some drastic effects on India. The situation was worse between 1947 through 1995.