Unit 1 Introduction

4 lecture hours

• Highlights of legal system and basic concepts
• History of Environmental Law
• Overview of Constitution of India & its perspective to environment
• General principles in Environmental law
• Environmental concerns in IPC, Cr
• PC, Torts
• Major international treaties
• conventions and conferences related to environmental legislation

Unit 2 Water Act, 1974

6 lecture hours

• Familiarization with important sections and clauses of the Act
• Comments on certain provisions
• Amendments to the Water Act 1974
• Water rules

Unit 3 Air Act, 1981

• Familiarization with important sections and clauses of the Act
• Amendments to Air Act 1981
• Air rules. 4 10%

Unit 4 Environmental Protection Act, 1986

• Familiarization with important sections and clauses of the Act
• Amendments to EPA, 1986. 4 10% Subject Code: 3726504 Subject Name: Environmental Laws and Audit

Unit 5 Rules & Notifications under EPA 1986 and its amendments if any

8 lecture hours

• - Biomedical Waste Management Rules
• -Solid Waste Management Rules
• -Hazardous And Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules
• -Plastic Waste Management Rules
• -E-waste (Management) Rules
• -Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules
• - Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
• -Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control ) Rules
• -The Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules

Unit 7 Case Studies

4 lecture hours

• Study of important features of notable environmental court cases. 2 5% B ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT 1 Philosophy of Environmental Audit
• Objectives 2 5% 2 Audit Procedures: Pre-Audit Activities
• Activities at site and Post audit activities
• 4 10% 3 Material Mass Balance and Water balance 2 5% 4 Environmental Audit scheme as implemented by GPCB under the instructions of Hon
• Gujarat High Court
• Case studies
• Reporting Environmental Audit Findings - Importance of Environmental Audit Report to industry
• public and the governments