Climate Change Impacts — Environmental Laws

Entry	Year	Description	Impact
42nd Amendment Act	1976	Inserted Article 48A (Directive Principle of State Policy) and Article 51A(g) (Fundamental Duty) into the Constitution, explicitly mandating the State and citizens to protect and improve the environment.	Provided the foundational constitutional mandate for environmental protection in India, laying the groundwork for subsequent environmental legislation and policy, including those addressing climate change impacts. It shifted environmental protection from a mere administrative concern to a constitutional imperative.

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