List of Acronyms
Anr Another
CAMPA Compensatory Afforestation Planning and Management Authority
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CEC Central Empowered Committee
CETPs Common Effluent Treatment Plants
CIC Central Information Commission
CNG Compressed Natural Gas
CPCB Central Pollution Control Board
CRZ Coastal Regulation Zone
DPSP Directive Principles of State Policy
EAC Expert Appraisal Committee
EC Environmental Clearance
ECE Economic Commission for Europe
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
EU European Union
ICJ International Court of Justice
IMF International Monetary Fund
ITLOS International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
MA Miscellaneous Application
MDGs Millennium Development Goals
MHRD Ministry of Human Resources Development
MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forests
MoEFCC Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
NEAA National Environment Appellate Authority
NEERI National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
NGO Non-governmental Organisation
NGT National Green Tribunal
NPV Net Present Value
OA Original Application
OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
Ors Others
PIL Public Interest Litigation
RLEK Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra
SDGs Sustainable Development Goals
SPCB State Pollution Control Board
ST Scheduled Tribes
UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
UNCTAD United Nations Council on Trade and Development
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
WP Writ Petition
WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development
WTO-DSB Dispute Resolution Body of the World Trade Organisation