2 Science and Technology · 2.5.8 Environment laws and institutions

2.5.8.11 Environmental institutions: MoEFCC, CPCB, SPCBs, NBWL, WCCB and AWBI

India's environmental governance is run by the Environment Ministry and a set of statutory bodies, each created under a specific law: the pollution control boards, wildlife bodies, the biodiversity authority and others.

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  • Advanced level
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Key terms

  • MoEFCC
  • CPCB
  • SPCB
  • APPCB
  • NBWL
  • NTCA
  • WCCB
  • AWBI
  • Central Zoo Authority
  • National Biodiversity Authority
  • Forest Survey of India
  • CGWA
  • CAQM
  • GEAC
  • headquarters

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