CONTENTS Preface PART I ENVIRONMENT AND BIO-DIVERSITY 1 Environment, Human Rights and Bio-Diversity: A Need for Global Protection 3 Sanjay Kumar Singh 2 Hunting, Biodiversity and Right to Livelihood in India 17 Partha Pratim Mitra PART II ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE 3 Climatic Change and International Law 39 Dr. T. Sita Kumari and Dr. K. Sunitha 4 Effect of Climate Change on Air Pollution and Human Health in India: An Analysis51 Sangeeta Mandal 5 Notion and Working of Sustainable Development: An International and Comperative Perspective 59 Yogesh Pratap Singh 6 Climate Change Regime and Indian Approach 98 Dr. Sanjiv Kumar Sinha 7 Sustainable Development International Law and Policy 112 Vijay Pratap Tiwari and Nisha Dhanraj 8 Climate Change and Sustainable Development 128 Tumpa Mishra 9 Tragic Decline of Climate of Natural Heritage: The Sunder bans 148 Ms. Disari Roy, Ms. Sanchita Ghosh and Ms. Sumana Roy Chowdhury PART III ENVIRONMENT AND CONSTITUTION 10 Active Role of Judiciary to Protect Environment in India167 Dr. Dipak Das 11 Environmental Awarness and Legislation in Ancient India and British India 180 Pandit Kamalakar 12 Weaving the Fabric of Environmental Jurisprudence: Indian Experience 190 Rabindra Kr. Pathak 13 Protection of Environment under the International Humanitarian Law209 Vasudha Ball 14 Indian Constitution Relating to Environment 231 Pritom Banerjee 15 Constitution of India and Environment Protection 235 Somnath Roy 16 Emerging Trend in Environmental Law and the Contribution of Judiciary in India 246 Caesar Roy 17 Human Right to a Healthy Environment: A Chimera or a Reality 277 Sandhya Kurnari 18 The Attitude of Judiciary Towards Nuisance by Noise Pollution297 Bhupendra Kumar Verma 19 Environmental Justice and the Role of State 306 Deepa Kansra PART IV ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST CONSERVATIONS 20 Protection of Rights of Forest Dwellers in India: An Unfinished Agenda 315 Divya Tyagi 21 Forest Conservation in India: An Overview 334 Pradeep Kumar Pandey PARV ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION 22 Bio-Medical Waste: A Hazard to Environment 369 Aashish Verma and Anjani Singh Tomar 23 Trade Liberalization Versus Environmental Pollution: A Study under Indian Set-Up 375 Bhrigu Vishwakarma 24 E-Waste and Its Hazards: An Appraisal 396 Ruchita Chakmborty 25 Rapid Urban Development and Ground Water Extraction: An Environ-Legal Question 413 Dr. Ranlit Sil Index 426