Sources of Radioactive Pollution — Environmental Laws

Entry	Year	Description	Impact
42nd Amendment Act	1976	Introduced Article 48A (Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life) and Article 51A(g) (Fundamental Duty to protect and improve the natural environment) into the Constitution of India. These provisions provide the foundational constitutional mandate for environmental protection in India.	Provided a strong constitutional basis for environmental legislation and policy, implicitly covering all forms of pollution, including radioactive pollution. It shifted environmental protection from a mere administrative concern to a constitutional imperative, guiding the State's actions in regulating hazardous activities like nuclear energy.
Atomic Energy (Amendment) Bill	2015	Amended the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, primarily to enable the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to form joint ventures with other public sector undertakings for setting up nuclear power projects. It also sought to streamline certain administrative aspects.	Facilitated greater investment and expansion in India's nuclear power sector, potentially leading to more nuclear facilities and thus increasing the scope of anthropogenic radioactive sources. While not directly altering safety regulations, it underscores the need for robust regulatory oversight by AERB as the nuclear footprint grows.

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