EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 along with the Environment Protection Rules 1986 amended in 1999. This was the first major act to promulgate in India. The act was passed after the infamous Bhopal Gas Tragedy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Environment Protection Act, 1986 is an Act of the Parliament of India. It was enacted in May 1986 and came into force on 19 November 1986.

Detailed explanation-3: -National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the first major U.S. environmental law. Enacted in 1969 and signed into law in 1970 by President Richard M. Nixon, NEPA requires all federal agencies to go through a formal process before taking any action anticipated to have substantial impact on the environment.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Act covers all forms of pollution; air, water, soil and noise. It provides the safe standards for the presence of various pollutants in the environment. It prohibits the use of hazardous material unless prior permission is taken from the Central Government.

Detailed explanation-5: -Why is Environmental Protection Act called umbrella act? Environmental protection act 1986 is also the Umbrella act because it provides the framework to the central government in order to make the coordination between different state as well as the central authorities using different act like water act etc.