Environment & Ecology·Environmental Laws

Environmental Impact on Marginalized — Environmental Laws

Updated 19 Oct 2026
EntryYearDescriptionImpact
42nd1976Inserted Article 48A on State environmental protection and Article 51A(g) on the citizen’s environmental duty.Supplies constitutional environmental responsibilities relevant to preventing and addressing harmful exposure. It does not itself settle compensation, forest-rights recognition or relocation entitlements; those questions require the applicable law and an assessment of affected people’s circumstances.