A summary of the National Forest Policy 1988, which brought sweeping changes in Indian forest management.
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National Forest Policy, 1952: An overview of Independent India’s first approach to forest management
A summary of India’s National Forest Policy 1952, highlighting key points that shaped Indian forest management for the next 35 years.
This post provides a summary and a description of the salient features of the Water Act, 1974; the first of a series of environmental legislation passed by the Government of India.
Drastically different from what pundits claimed when Trump left the Paris Climate Agreement, US has…
This post provides a summary and a description of the salient features of the Air Act 1981, an important environmental legislation in India that is extremely relevant as air quality suffers throughout the country today.
A summary of India’s Environment Protection Act (EPA) 1986, describing important sections and their modalities.
What are the salient features of India’s Noise Pollution Rules, 2000?
Bonus: How to visualize decibel levels.