{"id":335955,"date":"2025-05-09T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T03:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=335955"},"modified":"2025-05-11T19:14:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T13:44:16","slug":"day-1-prelims-20-environmental-laws-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/day-1-prelims-20-environmental-laws-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 1 Prelims 20+: Environmental Laws in India"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In today’s Prelims 20+, we will focus on Environmental Laws in India<\/strong>, an important segment for the UPSC Civil Services Examination<\/strong>. Environmental protection and sustainable management of resources are at the forefront of India’s policy-making, and understanding these laws is crucial for the examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Table of Content<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indian Forest Act, 1927<\/a>
\nForest (Conservation) Act, 1980<\/a>
\nNational Forest Policy, 1988<\/a>
\nThe Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006<\/a>
\nThe Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972<\/a>
\nProtection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights (PPV&FR) Act, 2001<\/a>
\nBiological Diversity Act, 2002<\/a>
\nWetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017<\/a>
\nCompensatory Afforestation Fund Act (CAMPA Act), 2016<\/a>
\nCoastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2018<\/a>
\nThe Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974<\/a>
\nThe Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977<\/a>
\nThe Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981<\/a>
\nThe Environment (Protection) Act, 1986<\/a>
\nThe Ozone-Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000<\/a>
\nNational Green Tribunal (NGT) Act, 2010<\/a>
\nE-waste Rules, 2022<\/a>
\nClick here to download the PDF of Environmental Laws in India<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/a>Indian Forest Act, 1927<\/h2>\n

Objective<\/b>: To protect and conserve forests and regulate forest-related activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Key Features:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n