List of Environmental Laws – India

The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
Indian Forest Act, 1927
Forest Conservation Act 1980
Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006

Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
Cess Act, 1977
National Environmental Tribunal Act, 1995
National Environment Appellate Authority Act, 1997

The Biomedical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 1998
The Environment (Siting for Industrial Projects) Rules, 1999
The Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000
The Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001
The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Amendment Rules, 2010
Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
The Ozone-Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000
Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2018 – CRZ I, II, III, IV
The Energy Conservation Act, 2001
The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010

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