Environmental Acts
Environment · पर्यावरण अधिनियम · 12 facts
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Wildlife Protection Act enacted in 1972 in India
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Forest Conservation Act 1980 regulates forest land diversion
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Environment Protection Act 1986 after Bhopal Gas Tragedy
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Water Prevention and Control of Pollution Act enacted 1974
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Air Prevention and Control of Pollution Act enacted 1981
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National Green Tribunal Act 2010 for environmental justice
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Biological Diversity Act 2002 for conservation of biodiversity
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Scheduled Tribes and Forest Rights Act 2006 for tribal rights
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EIA Environmental Impact Assessment mandatory since 1994
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CPCB Central Pollution Control Board established under Water Act
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Bhopal Gas Tragedy 1984 led to Environment Protection Act
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Wetlands Conservation Rules notified in 2017 in India