INTRODUCTION
•Define of Environmental Policy
•Importance of Environmental Policy in India
•Objective of the Study
•Scope of the study
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IN INDIA
•Pre-Independence Era
•Post-Independence Era
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND ACTS IN INDIA
•Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974
•Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981
•Environment (Protection) Act 1980
•Wildlife Protection Act 1972
•Forest (Conservation) Act 1980
,NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, 2006
•Objectives of the Policy
•Principles of the Policy
•Strategies for Implementation
•Institutional framework
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESMENT (EIA)
•Definition and Purpose of EIA
•EIA Process in India
•EIA Notification 2006
•Environmental Clearance process
•Public Participation in EIA
CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY IN INDIA
•National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)
•State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC)
•Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies
•International Cooperation on climate change
• Climate Change Governance in India
ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERANCE IN INDIA
•Institution framework for Environmental Governance
•Role of Central and State Government
•Role of NGOs and Civil Society
,•Environmental Education and Awareness
•Public Participation in Environmental Decision –Making
CASE STUDIES
1.SUCCESS STORIES- (E.g. Chipko Movement, Kaziranga National Park)
2.FAILURE STORIES- (E.g. Bhopal Disaster)
FUTURE DIRECTION
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
, INTRODUCTION
Environmental policy, any measure by a government or corporation or other public or private
organization regarding the effects of human activities on the environment, particularly those
measures that are designed to prevent or reduce harmful effects of human activities on
ecosystem.
Environmental policies are needed because environmental values are usually not considered
in organizational decision making. There are two main reasons for that omission. First,