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Describe the features of any two laws that the Government of India hasintroduced to protect the environment. |
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Answer» Forest and wildlife1927 - The Indian Forest Act and Amendment, 1984,is one of the many surviving colonial statutes. It was enacted to ‘consolidate the law related to forest, the transit of forest produce, and the duty leviable on timber and other forest produce’.1972 - The Wildlife Protection Act, Rules 1973 and Amendment 1991provides for the protection of birds and animals and for all matters that are connected to it whether it be their habitat or the waterhole or the forests that sustain them. 1986 - The Environment (Protection) Actauthorizes the central government to protect and improve environmental quality, control and reduce pollution from all sources, and prohibit or restrict the setting and /or operation of any industrial facility on environmental grounds. |
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