Enviornment Protection Laws

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Description
Compassion towards nature is inherent in every human being. But it is human being which destroys the nature knowingly or unknowingly, Sustainable development is a holistic approach that considers the needs of all beings and the planet as a whole, respecting the limits of the planet's resources, caring for the environment and ensuring that everyone has access to the basic necessities of life. The environmental laws draw the Lekshmanarakha between the development and environmental harm that causes on account of development.
This book is a compilation of such environmental laws. The Environment (Protection) Act. 1986 is an umbrella legislation under which comes various notification, rules, orders. In addition, there is Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 also containing provisions to protect the environment. In addition, the Supreme Court has laid down various principles though its judgments which has laid down the environmental jurisprudence to protect the environment. The right to healthy environment has been construed as a part of the right to life under Art.21 of the Constitution.
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Table of Contents
* Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
* Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986
* Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011
* Island Protection Zone Notification, 2019
* Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000
* Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022
* E-Waste Management Rules, 2022
* Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016
* Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016
* Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016
* Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016
* Regulation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Order, 2016
* Regulation of Lead Contents in Household and Decorative
Paints Rules, 2016
* Wood-Based Industries (Establishment and Regulation) Guidelines, 2016 Regulation of Persistent Organic Pollutants Rules, 2018 * Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2016
* Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017
* Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
* Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1982
* Kerala Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1984
* Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Appellate Authority Rules, 1999
* Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
* Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1975
* Kerala Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1976
* Kerala Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Appellate Authority Rules, 1977
* National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
* National Green Tribunal (Practices and Procedure) Rules, 2011
Index
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Author Details
P.B. Sahasranaman is a lawyer practicing mainly on Environmental Law for more than 30years in various Courts and National Green Tribunal in India. His professional knowledge on the subject is reflected in many of the books written by him. He has been appointed as amicus curiae in much number of cases in public interest. He has attended various meetings and seminars on environmental law across the world. He has worked with Justice V. R. Krishna lyer on Kerala Law Reforms Commission and worked with M. C. Mehta in environmental law cases. Environmental law and the author are inseparable as one of the eminent judge said. The environmental jurisprudence in India depends on the principles laid down by the Supreme Court of India from time-to-time. There is no parallel legislation on the same. Those laws laid down by the Supreme Court, followed by High Court and National Green Tribunal are very essential to understand environmental laws of the country. The Digest part contains the important environmental cases on environmental law reported in various journals and some unreported judgments.