Environmental Law

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is mandatory under:

Which of the following appears to contribute to global cooling rather than global warming:

Public Liability Insurance Act was enacted in-

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is mandatory under

According to Environment Protection Act, 1986, ‘environmental pollutant’ means:

National Green Tribunal cannot exercise its Jurisdiction with reference to:

The UNCITRAL Model Law and Rules do not become part of the Arbitration Act so as to become an aid to construe the provisions of the Act.-held in the case of

M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, 1986 Shriram Food and Fertilisers case relates to:

In M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, AIR 1987 SC 1086 (Sri Ram Fertilizers case) the court held that:

Basel Convention is associated with one of the following-

Who appoints the Commissioner for rehabilitation and resettlement under the LARR Act?

Under which Section of The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, an appeal to National Green Tribunal (NGT) lies?

In which case did the Supreme Court explain the Precautionary Principle in detail?

Which is a landmark case on the public trust doctrine in Environmental Law?

A manufacturing company in Surat named "X" has been discharging untreated industrial waste into a nearby river, violating the Environment Protection Act, 1986 and the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. Select the correct answer.

Which of the following Acts is popularly known as Umbrella Legislation?

Where an enterprise is engaged in a hazardous or inherently dangerous activity and harm results to anyone on account of an accident in the operation of such hazardous or inherently dangerous activity resulting, for example, in escape of toxic gas the enterprise is strictly and absolutely liable to compensate all those who are affected by the accident and such liability is not subject to any of the exceptions which operate vis-a-vis the tortuous principle of strict liability.- Held in the case of

National Conservation Strategy and Policy Statement on Environment and Development is a major environmental policy in India and it was passed in the year-

Polluter Pays Principle means-

“Pollution is a civil wrong. By its very nature, it is a tort committed against the community as a whole. A person, therefore, who is guilty of causing pollution, has to pay damages (compensation) for restoration of the environment. He has also to pay damages to those who have suffered loss on account of the act of the offender. Further, the offender can also be held liable to pay exemplary damages so that it may act as a deterrent for others not to cause pollution in any manner. However, the court cannot impose any pollution fine in absence of any trial and finding of guilty under the relevant statutory provisions.” This observation was made in-

It was held by the Supreme Court that noise pollution beyond permissible limits cannot be tolerated, even if such noise was a direct result of and was connected with religious activities in the case of

The Supreme Court observed, Where an enterprise is engaged in a hazardous or inherently dangerous activity and harm results to anyone on account of an accident in the operation of such hazardous or inherently dangerous activity resulting, for example, in escape of toxic gas the enterprise is strictly and absolutely liable to compensate all those who are affected by the accident and such liability is not subject to any of the exceptions which operate vis-a-vis the tortious principle of strict liability. In such a case, the measure of compensation must be correlated to the magnitude and capacity of the enterprise because such compensation must have a deterrent effect. The larger and more prosperous the enterprise, the greater must be the amount of compensation payable by it for the harm caused on account of an accident in the carrying on of the hazardous or inherently dangerous activity by the enterprise. Name the case.

According to Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 “environmental pollutant” means

The destruction of fish by use of explosive or by poisoning the water is prohibited by:

Which of the following is not included in the definition of cattle as given under the Indian Forest Act, 1927?

The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, came into force on:

Which is the leading case on environment?

Within the purview of Water Act, the meaning of Stream is defined as:

The convention of Climate Change was the outcome of

Supreme Court decided in S.R. Bommai v. Union of India:

The Coastal Regulation Zone Notification was issued by the Central Government in