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National Biodiversity Authority
(An Autonomous and Statutory Body of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India)
Information on Biodiversity


  • India’s Updated National Biodiversity Strategy And Action Plan
  • Implementation of India's National Biodiversity Action Plan An Overview 2019
  • Achievement of Aichi Biodiversity Targets 11 and 16 - Success stories from India
  • Implementation of Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing
  • Biodiversity Complex (Commemoration of CoP - 11 to CBD, October 01-09, 2012)
    • India's National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity
    • Biodiversity related Acts and Rules
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    Acts & Rules

    1

    The Fisheries Act, 1897

    2

    The Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914

    The Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1992

    3

    The Indian Forest Act, 1927

    The Indian Forest (Amendment) Act, 2017

    4

    The Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marketing) Act, 1937

    The Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marketing) Amendment Act, 1937

    5

    The Coffee Act, 1942

    The Coffee Amendment Act, 1942

    6

    The Tea Act, 1953

    The Tea Amendment Act, 1980

    7

    The Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act 1957

    The Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Amendment Act 2021

    8

    The Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, 1961

    The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Act, 1962

    9

    The Customs Act, 1962

    The Customs (Amendment) Act, 1966

    The Customs (Amendment) Act, 1991

    10

    The Spices Board Act, 1986

    11

    The Seeds Act, 1966

    The Seeds (Amendment) Act, 1972

    12

    The Patents Act, 1970

    The Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005

    13

    The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972

    The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022

    14

    The Marine Products Export Development Authority Act, 1972

    15

    The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974

    The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act, 2024

    16

    The Tobacco Board Act, 1975

    The Tobacco Board (Amendment) Act, 1975

    17

    The Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and other Maritime Zones Act, 1976

    18

    The Maritime zones of India (Regulation and fishing by Foreign Vessels) Act 1981

    19

    The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980

    The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023

    20

    Air (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act 1981

    21

    The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023

    22

    The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act 1985

    23

    The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

    24

    National Diary Development Board, 1987

    25

    The Manufacture, use/import/export and storage of hazardous microorganism/genetically engineered organisms or cells Rules, 1989

    26

    The Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992

    27

    The Protection of Plant varieties and Farmer’s Rights (PPVFR) Act, 2001

    28

    Plant Quaratine (Regulation of Import into India) order 2003

    29

    The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

    30

    The Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006

    31

    The National Green Tribunal Act 2010

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