- categorises forest
- reserve forest
- protected forest
- village forest
- act does not define the forest or forest land
- defines forest produce
- prevent the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on animals
- Animal Board of India was constituted under this act
- Supreme Court banned Jalikattu
- protection of wildlife
- animals
- birds
- plants
- 6 schedules
- schedule 1 and part 2 of schedule 2 providing maximum absolute protection
- schedule 5 animals can be hunted
- schedule 6 plants are prohibited from cultivation and planting
- National Board for wildlife and National Tiger Conservation were constituted
- restrict use of forest land for non-forest purposes
- preventing the de-reservation of forest that have been reserved
- restrict leasing of forest land to private individuals, authority, corporations not owned by the government
- prevent clear felling of naturally grown trees
- enacted in the wake of Bhopal Gas Tragedy under article 253
- implements agenda of UN conference on human environment
- regulate pollutionm
- lay down procedures and standards for industrial waste, emissions, hazardous waste
- Environment Protection Authority under this act
- creates central board, state board, Central Pollution Control Board and SPCB
- water polluted from industrial waste was the main target
- implement decision of UN conference on human environment
- also covers noise pollution