Mains GS Paper IIIEnvironment & EcologyHigh-yield

Environmental Law — EIA, CRZ, CZMP, CAMPA

पर्यावरण कानून — EIA, CRZ, CZMP, CAMPA

Environmental Law — EIA, CRZ, CZMP, CAMPA is part of the UPSC Mains GS Paper III syllabus, under Environment & Ecology. It appeared in Mains GS Paper III question papers in 3 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025 (2018, 2020, 2022). It is marked high-yield: a topic worth revising more than once.

What should you study in Environmental Law?

EIA notification 2006 — Form-1, ToR, public hearing, EAC
Coastal Regulation Zone — CRZ 2019; no-development zones
CAMPA — compensatory afforestation funds; utilisation issues
NGT — National Green Tribunal Act 2010; jurisdiction, penalties

How often is Environmental Law asked in UPSC Mains?

Asked in 3 of 10 years, including 1 of the last 5. Highlighted years below are the ones it appeared in.

2016: not asked
2017: not asked
2018: asked
2019: not asked
2020: asked
2021: not asked
2022: asked
2023: not asked
2024: not asked
2025: not asked

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Environmental Law — EIA, CRZ, CZMP, CAMPA

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