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India - Country Profiles

Constitution of India.
Date of original text: 1949 (01 April 2019)

Policies

National Fisheries Policy 2020.
Date of text: 01 September 2020
Kerala Antimicrobial Resistance Strategic Action Plan (KARSAP).
Date of text: 30 September 2018
Policy for Reuse of Treated Waste Water.
Date of text: 01 May 2018
Aspirational Districts - Unlocking potentials.
Date of text: 01 January 2018
National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP-AMR) 2017 – 2021.
Date of text: 01 April 2017

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020.
Date of text: 24 September 2020
Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020.
Date of text: 27 September 2020
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005.
Date of original text: 07 September 2005 (22 September 2011)
Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 (No. 39 of 2002).
Date of text: 03 July 2002
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Cess Act, 1985 (No. 3 of 1986).
Date of text: 08 January 1986

Cultivated plants

Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2011 (No. 53 of 2001).
Date of text: 28 August 2001
Seeds Act (Act No. 54 of 1966).
Date of text: 29 December 1966
Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1992 (No. 12 of 1992).
Date of text: 31 March 1992
Coconut Development Board Act, 1979 (Act No. 5 of 1979).
Date of text: 17 March 1979
Insecticides Act, 1968 (Act No. 46 of 1968).
Date of original text: 02 September 1968 (1977)

Disaster risk management

Disaster Management Act, 2005 (Act No. 53 of 2005).
Date of text: 23 December 2005
Disaster Management (National Institute of Disaster Management) Rules, 2006 (53 of 2005).
Date of text: 30 October 2006
Gujarat State Disaster Management Act, 2003 (Gujarat Act No. 20 of 2003).
Date of text: 04 April 2003
Meghalaya Natural Calamities Relief Fund Act, 1980 (Act No. 25 of 1980).
Date of text: 17 December 1980
Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Rules, 2007.
Date of text: 23 April 2007

Environment

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (No. 29 of 1986).
Date of text: 23 May 1986
Disaster Management Act, 2005 (Act No. 53 of 2005).
Date of text: 23 December 2005
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act (No. 14 of 1981).
Date of text: 29 March 1981
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 (Water Act).
Date of original text: 23 March 1974 (23 September 1988)
National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 (Act No. 19 of 2010).
Date of text: 02 June 2010

Fisheries

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (No. 59 of 1960).
Date of original text: 26 December 1960 (1982)
Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005.
Date of text: 23 June 2005
Maritime Zones of India (Regulation of Fishing by Foreign Vessels) Act, 1981 (No. 42 of 1981).
Date of text: 28 September 1981
Marine Products Export Development Authority Act, 1972 (Act No. 13 of 1972).
Date of original text: 20 April 1972 (1986)
Coasting Vessels Act (Act No. 19 of 1838).
Date of original text: 27 August 1838 (06 March 1952)

Food and nutrition

National Food Security Act, 2013.
Date of text: 10 September 2013
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
Date of text: 23 August 2006
Food Safety and Standards (Recovery and Distribution of Surplus Food) Regulations, 2019.
Date of text: 26 July 2019
Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011.
Date of text: 01 August 2011
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Amendment) Act, 2009
Date of text: 31 October 2008

Forestry

Indian Forest Act, 1927.
Date of original text: 21 September 1927 (2018)
Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 (Act No. 38 of 2016).
Date of text: 03 August 2016
Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (Act No. 2 of 2007).
Date of text: 29 December 2006
Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (6 of 1980).
Date of original text: 27 December 1980 (1998)
Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Rules, 2007.
Date of text: 01 January 2008

Indigenous peoples

Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (Act No. 2 of 2007).
Date of text: 29 December 2006
Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Rules, 2007.
Date of text: 01 January 2008

Land and soil

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (No. 30 of 2013).
Date of text: 26 September 2013
Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act 1999 (No. 15 of 1999).
Date of text: 22 March 1999
Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA No. 40 of 1996).
Date of text: 24 December 1996
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (Act. No. 24 of 1958).
Date of original text: 28 August 1958 (1972)
Embankment and Drainage Act, 1952 (Act No. I of 1953).
Date of text: 1953

Livestock

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (No. 59 of 1960).
Date of original text: 26 December 1960 (1982)
Regional Centre for Biotechnology Act, 2016 (Act No. 36 of 2016).
Date of text: 29 July 2016
Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009 (Act No. 27 of 2009).
Date of text: 20 March 2009
The Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (No. 52 of 1984).
Date of text: 21 September 1984
Orissa Animal Contagious Diseases Act, 1949.
Date of text: 29 July 1949

Sea

Coast Guard Act, 1978 (Act No. 30 of 1978).
Date of text: 18 August 1978
Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976.
Date of text: 25 August 1976
Major Ports Trust Act, 1963 (Act No. 38 of 1963).
Date of original text: 16 October 1963 (1997)
Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (Act No. 44 of 1958).
Date of original text: 30 October 1958 (1993)
Indian Ports Act, 1908 (Act No. 15 of 1908).
Date of original text: 18 December 1908 (1992)

Social protection

Tamil Nadu Fisherman and Labourers Engaged in Fishing and other Allied Activities (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2007 (Act No. 19 of 2007).
Date of original text: 07 June 2007 (02 September 2014)

Water

Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 (Water Act).
Date of original text: 23 March 1974 (23 September 1988)
River Boards Act, 1956 (Act No. 49 of 1956).
Date of text: 12 September 1956
Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956.
Date of original text: 28 August 1956 (28 March 2002)
National Waterways Act, 2016.
Date of text: 25 March 2016
Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985 (Act No. 82 of 1985).
Date of original text: 30 December 1985 (1994)

Wild species and ecosystems

Biological Diversity Act, 2002
Date of text: 05 February 2003
Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (No. 53 of 1972).
Date of original text: 09 September 1972 (04 September 2006)
Rules for the Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and Storage of Hazardous Micro-organisms Genetically Engineered Organisms or Cells, 1989.
Date of text: 05 December 1989
Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017.
Date of text: 26 September 2017
Notification of the Ministry of Environment and Forests declaring Bandipur National Park and Tiger Reserve to be and Eco-sensitive Zone.
Date of text: 04 October 2012

Miscellaneous

Right to Information Act, 2005
Date of text: 15 June 2005
Electricity Act, 2003 (Act No. 36 of 2003).
Date of text: 10 July 2003
Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002.
Date of text: 03 July 2002
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (No. 68 of 1986).
Date of text: 24 December 1986
Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 (Act No. 67 of 1957).
Date of original text: 28 December 1957 (06 May 2016)

International Agreements

Joint Statement on Climate Change between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of India.
Date of text: 15 May 2015
Decree No. 18/2021 - Approves the Cooperation Agreement between the Portuguese Republic and the Republic of India in the Field of Maritime Transport and Ports, signed in New Delhi on 14 February 2020.
Date of text: 07 July 2021
Protocol between General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China and the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare of the Republic of India on phyto-sanitary requirements for exporting tobacco leaves from India to China.
Date of text: 21 January 2019