Environmental Law

Environmental Law is the law for protection and improvement of the natural resources, atmosphere and environment including forest, lakes, rivers and wild life. It insists compassion for living creatures and prevention of pollution including agricultural pollution, pollution created by pesticides,industrial effluents and mining and river pollution, water pollution, air pollution, noise pollution etc. 

The note begins by defining environmental law and describing the legal system that establishes compliance obligations. Then, all the major Environmental Acts such as The Water Pollution Control Act, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of 1981, Environment (Protection) Act (EPA) National Green Tribunal Act of 2010, and Biological Diversity Act 2002 are briefly described and interrelated.

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1. Environmental Policy in India
2. Sustainable Development and Environmental Law
3. Constitution of India and Environmental Law
4. Environmental Movements in India
5. Contemporary Developments
6. Role of Judicial Activism in Environmental Protection
7. Environmental Legislations
8. International Conventions on Protection of Environment
9. General Principles Of Environmental Law
10. Environment Protection
11. Environmental pollution
12. Introduction and Meaning of Environment Law
13. Transboundary Pollution
14. Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 Summary
15. Common Law and Environment Protection
16. Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 Summary
17. Law of Crimes and Environment
18. Air (Prevention and Control Of Pollution) Act, 1981 Overview