2. THE SCHEDULEDTRIBESAND OTHER TRADITIONALFOREST
DWELLERS(RECOGNITIONOF FORESTRIGHTS)ACT, 2006
Restitution of deprived forest rights across India.
Act is applicable for Tribal and Other Traditional
Forest Dwelling Communities.
Maximum limit of land 4 ha.
Define “minor forest produce”
Right of ownership.
3. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT POLICY 2006
Conservation of Critical Environment
Resources.
Inter-generational Equity.
Efficiency in Environmental Resources Use.
Environmental Governance in the
Management of Resources.
4. NATIONALGREENTRIBUNAL Act(2010)
Preamble of act provides for the establishment of
NGT.
Effective and expeditious disposal of cases related to
environment.
Third country in the world.
Dispose the cases within 6 months. Principal
Branch
New Delhi
Central
zone
Bhopal
Eastern
Zone
Kolkata
Southern
zone
Chennai
Western
Zone
Pune
5. COASTALREGULATION ZONE 2011
CRZ-I (Ecological sensitive)
CRZ-II (Built up area)
CRZ-III (Rural area)
CRZ-IV (Water area)
In 2011 notification it retain the classification
but widen the area of CRZ-IV
6. Islandprotectionzone2011
Costal Regulation Zone regulations overlap.
To ensure livelihood security to the tribals and
fishing community.
To conserve and protect coastal stretch.
To promote development in a sustainable
manner.
7. GREEN HIGHWAYS POLICY 2015
Develop eco-friendly National Highway.
Reduce the impact of air pollution along the
highways.
1% of total project kept for plantation.
Monitoring is done by using satellite GAGAN &
ISRO Bhuvan.
Environmentally sustainable.
8. SOLIDWASTE MANAGEMENT RULES 2016
Applicable beyond Municipal areas.
Channelize the waste.
Segregation of waste.
Integration of waste pickers.
User fee.
9. HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENTRULE 2016
Distinguish between Hazardous and other
waste.
Include other waste.
Waste Management hierarchy.
Single window clearance.
Concentration limits revised.
10. BIO-MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES 2016
Phase out chlorinated plastic bags, gloves &
blood bags.
Pre-treatment of laboratory & hospital waste.
Bar code system.
Classified into 4 categories.
11. WETLANDS RULES 2017
Decentralization of wetland management.
CWRA is replaced with NWC.
State have to prepare a list of all wetlands.
Prohibit or regulate the activities of notified
wetland areas.
Effective conservation & management.
By new definition 65% of wetland will lose the
status of wetland.
12. THE OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCE RULES
Environment (protection) Act in July 2000.
Prohibit the use of CFCs.
Use of Halons is prohibited.
Use Methyl bromide is prohibited.
HCFCs are allowed upto 1st January 2040.