The Environment (Protection) Act was enacted in 1986 with the objective of providing for the protection and improvement of the environment . It empowers the Central Government to establish authorities [under section 3 (3)] charged with the mandate of preventing environmental pollution in all its forms and to tackle specific environmental problems that are peculiar to different parts of the country. The Act was last amended in 1991. Pollution Control Acts, Rules and Notifications (Green Book ... Check the Environment Protection Act 1986 including its scope history objectives key features amendments and role in protecting and regulating India's environment . An Act to provide for the protection and improvement of environment and for matters connected there with: WHEREAS the decisions were taken at the United NationsConference on the Human Environment held at Stockholm in June, 1972, in which India participated, to take appropriate steps for the protection and improvement of human environment ; Introduction In wake of the Stockholm Conference held in 1972 that advocated environmental protection at the international level and was one of the most devastating incidents of all time, the Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984 highlighted an urgent need for a comprehensive law with respect to environmental protection , domestically, the need for Environment (Protection) Act , 1986 was felt. The preamble of the Act states the objective of the Act to be the protection and improvement of the environment ...
