Climate Change and Global Warming — Policy Changes

Entry	Year	Description	Impact
42nd Amendment Act	1976	Introduced Article 48A (Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life) as a Directive Principle of State Policy and Article 51A(g) (Fundamental Duty to protect and improve the natural environment).	Provided the constitutional mandate for environmental protection in India, forming the bedrock for all subsequent environmental legislation and climate action policies.
Environment (Protection) Act	1986	An umbrella legislation enacted after the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, empowering the Central Government to take all necessary measures for protecting and improving the quality of the environment.	This act provides the legal framework for the central government to formulate and implement policies related to environmental protection, pollution control, and implicitly, climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies.
Forest (Conservation) Act	1980	Aimed at checking deforestation and promoting afforestation by regulating the diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes.	Crucial for maintaining and enhancing India's forest cover, which acts as a vital carbon sink, directly contributing to climate change mitigation efforts and India's NDC targets for increasing forest and tree cover.

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