Environmental Legislation
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The official GTU curriculum for Environmental Legislation (subject code 2721803) as prescribed for EM · Semester 2 divides the course into 10 units, covering 30 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2721803)Unit 1 INTRODUCTION
- Overview of constitution of India
- Fundamentals duties and rights
- State centre and concurrent lists of subjects. 4 9.52
Unit 2 Historical legislative background of environmental concerns in
- different Acts
- including IPC, Administrative mechanisms for environmental protection at state and central level. 2 4.76
Unit 3 Water Act, 1974
- Familiarization with important sections and clauses of the Act
- Comments on certain provisions
- Amendments to the Water Act 74
- Water rules. 4 9.52
Unit 4 Water Cess Act, 1977
- Familiarization with important sections and clauses of the Act
- Amendments to Cess Act 1977. 2 4.76
Unit 5 Air Act, 1981
- Familiarization with important sections and clauses of the Act
- Amendments to Air Act 1981
- Air rules. 4 9.52
Unit 6 Environmental Protection Act, 1986
- Familiarization with important sections and clauses of the Act
- Amendments if any
- Environmental rules
- Hazardous waste rules
- Hazardous microorganism rules. 6 14.3
Unit 7 Different Notifications under EPA 1986
- i) Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rule
- 1989 ii) Biomedical Waste (Management and Handling) Rule
- 1998 iii) Plastic Manufacture
- Sale and Usage Rules 1999 iv) Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules
- 2000 v) The Batteries (Management and Handling) Rule
- 2001 vi) The Public Liability Insurance act 1991 12 28.58 vii) Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
Unit 8 The Forest Conservation Acts, National Policy of Environmental
- protection and forest. 2 4.76
Unit 9 Case Studies
- Study of important features of about 5 – 10 recent Environmental court cases. 4 9.52
Unit 10 General
- Supreme Court’s directives to media and educational institutions
- Role of public awareness and NCD’s campaign of safe and sustainable development
- Need for special environmental courts. 2 4.76
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