Environmental Law and Policy in India

This book focuses on administrative regulation in environmental law. It also focuses on climate change, and the push for sustainability. Covering the regulation on forest conservation, wildlife protection, water pollution, air pollution, and noise pollution, the book looks into the practical application of environmental legislation. This includes responses to international environmental agreements within India and the economic impact. It also discusses historical jurisprudence, and the administrative frameworks existing as a result of this. Focusing on contemporary issues within the legal landscape, the book aims to provide a solid foundation for researchers, legal practitioners, and scholars in the field of environmental law and policymaking.

Sairam Bhat is a Professor of Law at NLSIU and provides training and advisory to various Government and Non-governmental entities engaged in Start-up incubation and funding, public tender, RTI, corporate law compliance, etc. He is a recipient of numerous fellowships including the Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship in 2010 at the University of Georgetown, Washington, and the Linnaeus-Palme Academic Exchange Fellow at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm in 2013, and received the 'Young India Environmental Law Fellowship' in 2003. His research contributions on various legal aspects include those published with inter alia Sage Publications, Bloomsbury, and Eastern Book House. The Centre for Environmental Law, Education, Research, and Advocacy (CEERA), established in 1997, is a leading research centre within NLSIU that primarily focuses on research, policy advocacy, and training in environmental law. Over the years, CEERA, through its environmental law database, has undertaken training and capacity-building, and provided consultancy, by effectively networking among all stakeholders towards an environmental law fraternity. CEERA works closely with the UNDP, Ministry of Environment and Forest, National Biodiversity Authority, Ministry of Jal Shakti, ICSSR, and the Department of Justice on various policy research projects.

1. Introduction to Environmental Regulation 2. Forest Conservation: Law and Regulatory Framework 3. Laws on Wildlife Protection and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in India 4. Regulatory Framework for Water Pollution in India 5. Regulatory Framework on Air and Noise Pollution in India