National Legislative Frameworks for Environment Protection and Conservation — Flashcards

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A legislative framework is a system of laws, policies, institutions, and rules created to regulate and manage environmental protection. It gives legal support for conservation, pollution control, and …

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Article 48A comes under Directive Principles of State Policy and was strengthened by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976. It directs the State to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard forests …

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Article 51A lists fundamental duties including protecting the natural environment. It makes citizens responsible for environmental protection, so care for forests, rivers, lakes, and wildlife becomes …

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Article 48A places the duty on the State to protect and improve the environment, while Article 51A places the duty on citizens to protect the natural environment. Both support environmental protection…

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These amendments strengthened local self-government in rural and urban areas. They gave Panchayats and Municipalities constitutional status, powers, and responsibilities, making environmental manageme…

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The Twelfth Schedule assigns urban local bodies responsibilities such as urban planning, water supply, public health, sanitation, solid waste management, urban forestry, tree planting, parks, gardens,…

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The Bhopal Gas Tragedy occurred on 3 December 1984 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Nearly 45 tonnes of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant owned by the Indian subsidiary of Union Carbide Co…

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The Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 was passed after the Bhopal Gas Tragedy and became umbrella environmental legislation in India. It gives the Central Government power to close, restrict, or re…