000			01926nam a2200169 4500
999			_c508200 _d508200
008			190314b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
100			_aChand, Prakash _93364
245			_aEnvironmental protection and regulations in India: _brole of the Central Pollution Control Board
260			_c2018
300			_ap.645-663.
520			_aSince independence, Indian policymakers have attempted to address environmental problems by passing a number of rules and regulations as per the vision of the constitution and in response to the requirement of time. However, due to the prevalent poverty and the developmental compulsions of the nation, environment and its protection was not a priority of the government till the end of the 1960s. But, the 1972 Stockholm Conference on Human Environment brought a marked shift in India’s approach to environmental issues. The conference proved to be a turning point in India’s perception on environment and facilitated the creation of the National Committee on Environmental Planning and Co-ordination (NCEPC) in 1972. The NCEPC triggered a rise in environmental legislation, beginning with the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of 1974, which provided for the creation of Pollution Control Boards for the control of water pollution at national and state levels and empowered them to enforce the law. The boards were later empowered to deal with air pollution by Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of 1981 and acted as regulatory mechanisms to environmental protection. This article primarily deals with the role of the Central Pollution Control Board as a regulatory authority to environmental protection and regulations in India. - Reproduced.
650			_aPollution _93123
650			_aCentral Pollution Control Board _93365
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
906			_aEnvironmental protection - Regulation - India
942			_2ddc _cAR