This document discusses environmental laws, acts, and ethics in India. It provides an overview of key environmental laws in India like the Air Act, Environment Protection Act, and Water Act. It describes the objectives of establishing regulatory authorities and frameworks to prevent pollution and protect the environment. The document also covers environmental ethics, discussing the development of considering non-human ethics, different ethical perspectives, and how environmental ethics are reflected in Indian traditions, religions and philosophy dating back to Vedic times. It aims to promote protecting the environment through following acts and maintaining strong environmental ethics.

1. ENVIRONMENT AND
ECOLOGY
PROVISIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL
ETHICS
PREPARED BY
SUBHAM DHAR
B.V.M ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING)

2. Environmental law
 Collective term
describing
international treaties (co
nventions), statutes, reg
ulations, and common
law or national
legislation (where
applicable) that operates
to regulate the
interaction of humanity
and the natural
environment, toward the
purpose of reducing the

3. ENVIRONMENTAL
ACTS &
REGULATIONS
LET’S JOIN OUR HANDS TO PROTECT OUR
ENVIRONMENT

4. Environmental Act’s
 Air (Prevention and
Control of Pollution) Act
 Biological Diversity Act
 Environment
(Protection) Act
 Forest Conservation Act
 Protection of Plant
Varieties and Farmers'
Rights Act
 Public Liability Insurance
Act
 Water (Prevention and
Control of Pollution)
 Noise Pollution Act

5. THE AIR (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF
POLLUTION) ACT, 1981
 An Act to provide for the prevention,
control and abatement of air pollution,
for the establishment, with a view to
carrying out the aforesaid purposes, of
Boards, for conferring on and assigning
to such Boards powers and functions
relating thereto and for matters
connected therewith.
 whereas decisions were taken at the
United Nations Conference on the Hum
an Environment held in Stockholm in
June, 1972, in which India participated,
to take appropriate steps for the
preservation of the natural resources of
the earth which, among other things,
include the preservation of the quality
of air and control of air pollution; & it is
considered necessary to implement the
decisions aforesaid in so far as they
relate to the preservation of the quality
of air and control of air pollution

6. PRELIMINARY
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

7. History
Decisions were taken at the United Nations
Conference on the Human Environment held
in Stockholm in June, 1972, in which India
participated, to take appropriate steps for the
preservation of the natural resources of the earth
which, among other things, include the
preservation of the quality of air and control of
air pollution

8. Objective & Scope
 An Act to provide for the prevention, control
and abatement of air pollution, for the
establishment, with a view to carrying out
the aforesaid purposes, of Boards, for
conferring on and assigning to such Boards
powers and functions relating thereto and for
matters connected therewith.
 It extends to the whole of India.
 It shall come into force on such date as the
Central Government may, by notification in
the Official Gazette, appoint.

9. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT, 1986
 In the wake of the Bhopal Tragedy,
the Government of India enacted the
Environment Protection Act of 1986
under Article 253 of the Constitution.
The purpose of the Act is to implement
the decisions of the United Nations
Conference on the Human
Environment of 1972, in so far as they
relate to the protection and
improvement of the human
environment t and the prevention of
hazards to human beings, other living
creatures, plants and property. The Act
is an “umbrella” legislation designed to
provide a framework for central
government coordination of the
activities of various central and state
authorities established under previous
laws, such as the Water Act and the
Air Act.

10. Objectives of the Act
 To co-ordinate the activities of
the various regulatory
agencies already in
existence.
 Creation of an authority or
authorities with adequate
powers for environmental
protection.
 Regulation of discharge of
environmental pollutants and
handling of hazardous
substance.
 Speedy response in the event
of accidents threatening
environmental and deterrents
punishment to those who
endanger human

11. The Environment (Protection)
Act, 1986
PRELIMINARY

12. Object & Scope
 An Act to provide for the protection and
improvement of environment and for matters
connected therewith:
WHEREAS the decisions were taken at the United
Nations Conference on the Human Environment
held at Stockholm June, 1972, in which India
participated, to take appropriate steps for the
protection and improvement of human environment;
AND WHEREAS it is considered necessary further
to implement the decisions aforesaid in so far as
they relate to the protection and improvement of
environment and the prevention of hazards to
human beings, other living creatures, plants and
property.
 It extends to the whole of India.

13. ENVIRONMENTAL
ETHICS
What really matters , what really works,
examines morality from an environmental
perspective.

14. ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
 Environmental
ethics is the part
of environmental
philosophy which
considers extending
the traditional
boundaries of ethics
from solely including
humans to including
the non-human world.

15. OBJECTIVES & IMPORTANCE OF
ETHICS
 Understand how different types
of value, namely instrumental
and intrinsic, function in relation
to the environment
 Distinguish between the
following views on the moral
status of the environment:
anthropocentrism, zoocentrism,
and biocentrism
 Explore implications that follow
from individualist and holistic
approaches to the environment
 Evaluate the merits and
shortcomings of traditional moral
theories as they account for the
environment
 Apply ethical concepts and
theories to environmental issues
ENVIRONMENTAL
ETHICS
VALUES
RELATED TO
ENVIRONMENT
MORAL STATUS
TRADITINAL
THEORIES

16. DEVELOPEMENT OF ETHICS
 There are many ethical decisions that
human beings make with respect to the
environment.
 Should we continue to clear cut forests for the
sake of human consumption?
 Why should we continue to propagate our
species, and life itself?
 Should we continue to make gasoline powered
vehicles?
 What environmental obligations do we need to
keep for future generations?
 Is it right for humans to knowingly cause
the extinction of a species for the convenience
of humanity?
 How should we best use and conserve the
space environment to secure and expand life?
DEVELOPEMENT OF ETHICS
ETHICS
ENVIRONMENT
SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENT
DEISION
MAKING

17. ETHICAL THEORIES
 Marshall's categories
of environmental ethics
◦ 1.1 Libertarian
extension
◦ 1.2 Ecologic
extension
◦ 1.3 Conservation
ethics
 Humanist theories
 Applied theology
 Anthropocentrism

18. LIMITATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
ETHICS
 Lack of Management Support:-One of
the disadvantages of an ethical
compliance program is that it requires
the comprehensive support of
management to be effective.
 Costly:-Developing, implementing and
maintaining an ethics compliance
program within your organization can be
expensive and time-consuming.

19. ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS IN INDIA
 The environmental issues
are often discussed in
terms of their scientific
dimensions or their
significance of public
policy priorities.
 The fact whether Indian
religious and philosophical
traditions embody an
environmental ethic has
been of interest to
environmentalist from the
time environment ethics
was becoming established
as an academic discipline.

20.  The type of conservation ethics in India is related with
the culture, religions and philosophy from the Vedic
times.
 The environmental damage in India is not in proportion
to its long history where the teaching and principles of
Mohair, Buddha and Gandhi are ingrained in Indian
culture concern for environment has now become a part
of our daily life and that has come to us through
countries.

21. REFERENCE
 www.datapm10.com
 Environment and ethics journal|newyork times
 Upi2205:ethics and environment|NUS
university
 World bank carbon emission data|university of
michigan|summer programme:dept. of
metallurgy
 En.wikipedia.org/wiki/environmental regulations
 r. 5 of Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986.
 The list of laboratories/institutes recognised as
environmental laboratories: and the persons
recognised as Govt. Analysts
 www.worldbank.com
 And many more….

22. THANK YOU
FOLLOW THE ACT , MANTAIN THE ETHICS