The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), is a statute enacted in 1986 in response to the public concerns after the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, where poisonous gas was accidently released in Bhopal, India from the Union Carbide factory in…
Forest Conservation Act is an act to provide for the conservation of forests and for matters connected with protection of trees from illegal felling and destruction. This act covers all aspects of forests including reserve forests, protected forests or any…
Environment Protection Act, 1986, India The Environment Protection Act, 1986 was constituted on 19 Nov, 1986, to provide for the protection and improvement of environment and for matters connected with environment. There are four main chapters and different clauses under…
The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 is a landmark in the protection of wildlife in India especially after the second world war when the struggle for freedom started taking its shape and the wildlife was ignored to sustain at its own…