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Learn all about Environmental Law in India

The environment provides the most basic sources and resources for the existence of human beings. This also brings the need to protect the environment. Environmental protection means Life protection. Increasing global warming, natural disasters, polluted water, air, and soil, use of pesticides, and many other things are directly or indirectly concerned with the well-being of human beings.

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Learn all about Environmental Law in India

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  1. LearnallaboutEnvironmentalLawinIndia The environment provides the most basic sources and resources for the existenceofhuman beings. This also brings the need to protect the environment. Environmental protection means Life protection. Increasing global warming, natural disasters, polluted water, air, and soil, use of pesticides,andmanyotherthingsaredirectlyor indirectly concerned with the well-being of human beings. The Indian government has taken this seriously and made laws regarding the environment. This has also opened acompletelynewfieldof legal studies for law aspirants. To understand the possibility of a career in environmental law, one first has to gain complete information about what environmental law is, how many actscomeunderthem,whatarethethingsandrulesthislawis concernedwith, andhow alegal professionalcan bea partof thisfield. EnvironmentalLaw: Environmental law consists of laws, regulation, section, agreement, and provisionsrelatedtoregulationofhumanactivitiesconcerningthe natural environment and ecosystem. India has enacted many laws to control environment pollution and also incorporated notable provisions relatedtotheenvironmentintheIndianconstitution.These environmental laws function as safeguard in preventing damage to the environment and ensuring effective management of the environment and itsinterconnected ecosystem. Environmentallawsareveryimportantastheyprovidelegitimate protectiontothehumans,plantsandanimalsresidingintheecosystem in which we exist. This law ensures that no individual, government or industriescancauseanyharmtotheenvironmentorecosystem.These

  2. environmentallawsare anecessaryelementforthepreservationof wildlife, as its major objective is to protect the environment for future development.Theideaoftheselawsweretakenfromothercountries but later on with the development of India many different and unique factors were included in these laws. Information related to Environmental lawinIndiacanbeacquiredbythebestonlinelawcertification coursesasthey providein-depthknowledge regardingthissubject. CareerinEnvironmentalLaw: TheseenvironmentallawscovervarioustopicsincludingAirquality, Water quality, waste management, Chemical Safety, Containment Clean up, damage mitigation, and many other things. In order to regulate all these,therequirement for law professionals is also very high, which makes the profession in environmental law very appealing. Also a career in environmental law will give you a diverse opportunity to work with different known national and international personalities and government officials. That’s one of the reasons that many legal learning platforms are providing online law certification courses on Environmental law, to help learnersmake a successful careerin this field oflaw. RegulationandProvisionsunderenvironmentallaw: In India there is a regulatory body for overview of environment related issues and problems, known as the Ministry of Environment and Forest. The government of India has formed many acts and laws regarding the protection of environment, the most important and effective ones are as follows; Wildlife(Protection)Act,1972: Theactprovidesprotectiontowildanimals,birds, plants as well as ensures environmental and ecological security. This act extends to the whole India.This act is made up of six schedules which provides different protectionsand punishments andfines. Water (PreventionandControlofPollution)Act,1974: In order to prevent and control water pollution, this act was enacted in 1974 by the parliament of India. Under this act, the provisions were clear thatsewageorpollutant watercannotbe dischargedinany waterbodies

  3. includinglake,pondorriver.Thedutyofpreventionofsuchactivities fallsunder the state boardof pollution control. Air(PreventionandControlofpollution)Act,1981: With the aim of reducing air pollution this act was enacted by parliament in1981,themainfeatureofthisactwastoprovideprovisions and guidelines to reduce and control air pollution and set up boards in centre andstate to carry outproper steps to achievethis goal.

  4. Environmental(Protection)Act,1986: AftertheBhopalGas tragedy, the government took initiative to cease this kind of mishappening again in future and enacted the Environmental (Protection)actin1986.Thisactwaspassedunderarticle253. According to these acts the central government is authorised to protect andimprove the environment, control and minimise pollution from all possible sources, and prohibit or restrict the setting of any industries on environmentalgrounds. EnergyConservationAct,2001: A statutory body was established under this act called “Bureau of Energy Efficiency”. This act was enacted with the aim of providing guidelines for efficient useofenergy and its conservation.Under this act, various implementations of programmes and policies related to energy and also energy conservation activities were implemented. Within these act many energy efficient projects were also introduced and curriculum based on thesetopics werealso introduced inthe education system. NationalGreenTribunalAct,2010: Parliament enacted this act for the establishment of a special tribunal, which will be responsible for effective and prompt disposal of cases that arerelatedtoforest,environment,andconservationof other natural resources.Theyarealsoresponsibleforenforcinganylegalrights regardingthe environment. TheCompensatoryAfforestationFundAct,2016: Also known as CAF act, this act was introduced in 2016 with regards to fundsassembledforCompensatoryAfforestation. Compensatory Afforestation means that every time a forest is averted for non- forest motive (i.e mining or industry establishment) the user organisation pays forplantingforestover anewequalnonforestland.Beforethe establishmentoftheact,thesefundsweremanagedbythe CompensatoryAfforestation FundManagementandPlanning Authority(CAMPA).

  5. Tohelplearnersgainmore knowledge about the laws and provision related to environmental law, many educational platforms are providing onlinelegalcertificationcourseson Environmental law, these courses arenotonlybeneficialforlawaspirantsbutalsoforalllearnersto understandthe importanceof environmentalprotection. Inconclusion,manyprovisions,laws, sections have been introduced with the objective of prevention of the environment, but most important of allitscommonpeoplewhohaveto take initiative to implement these laws and save the ecosystem and environment in which we live. These environmental laws are very beneficial and strict too. In order to know moreinformationabouttheenvironmentallawandtoconvertin profession, there are a number of free online law certification courses todo and acquire moreknowledge about the laws.

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