Environmental Protection Legislation — Study Resources & PYQs
Environment Protection Act 1986, Air Act 1981, Water Act 1974, Wildlife Protection Act 1972 and Forest Conservation Act 1980.
- Estimated study time: 90 minutes
Study resources
- Lecture 15: EPA, Air Act, Water Act, Wildlife Act and Forest Conservation Act - eAgri (TNAU) (PDF) — Covers all five Acts in the syllabus in one lecture, with key sections and quick-recall questions at the end. The most efficient single source for this topic.
- Environment Protection Act 1986 - BYJU'S IAS (Article) — Gives the aims and objectives of the EPA and the historical sequence: Wildlife Act 1972, Water Act 1974, Air Act 1981, then EPA 1986 after the Bhopal gas tragedy.
- Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 - iPleaders (law blog) (Article) — Legal-side explanation including Article 51A(g) and the Article 21 right to a clean environment. Adds depth if your paper asks for constitutional linkage.
- Environmental Laws in India: EPA, Air Act, Water Act, FCA - Anantam IAS (Article) — Compares the Acts across 50+ years of legislation and explains why the Air Act reused the CPCB/SPCB created by the Water Act. Good for a comparison question.
- Environmental Laws in India - Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (Govt.) (PDF) — Official government presentation listing every environmental Act and its associated Rules with correct years. Use this to double-check dates before the exam.
- Environment Protection Act 1986 - explained (short) (Video) — One-minute summary of what the EPA does and why it was passed. Quick refresher, not a substitute for the notes.
- Water Act 1974, Air Act 1981, Wildlife Act 1972 (SlideShare, via EPA deck) (Article) — Slide deck on the EPA with links to companion decks on the Water Act, Air Act, Forest Conservation Act and Wildlife Protection Act. Follow the sidebar links for each Act.
Taught in these subjects
- ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT — BCET11 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu