Environment
Laws & Policies in India
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
Regulates agencies responsible for checking on water pollution and ambit of pollution control.
The Forest Conservation Act, 1980
Act to provide for the conservation of forests and for matters connected there with
The Environment Protection Act, 1986
Act to provide for the protection & improvement of the environment and related matters
The Energy Conservation Act, 2001
Act to provide for efficient, and STANDARDISED use of energy, with limitations
The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
establishes NGT for effective cases of environment issues.
By Palak Tripathi