Click on the tabs given above to see the details of the various acts and rules under each act.

 

Acts / Rules / Laws

Environment Protection Act      Water Act      Water Cess Act      Air Act     Coastal Regulation Zone Act Hazardous Waste Management Rules      Bio-medical Waste Management Rules      Public Liability Insurance Act Rules for handling Harmful Micro Organisms      Recycled Plastics Usage Rules
According to Section 2(a) of the Environmental Protection Act, 1986, ‘Environment’ includes

  Water, air and land
  The inter-relationship which exists among and between

• water, air, land, and
• human beings, other living creatures, plants, microorganisms and property

There are different statutes / legislations enacted in India exclusively for environmental protection, which include Environment Protection Act, Water Act, Water Cess Act, Air Act,  Hazardous Waste Management Rules, Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, Public Liability Insurance Act, Rules for handling Harmful Micro Organisms, Coastal Regulation Zone Act, Recycled Plastics Usage Rules and others.