India: Environmental Liability and Contamination Regulations
Mar 6th, 2011 | By Ravi Costa and Sanjay Sampath | Category: Environmental ManagementDespite the absence of a concise environmental regulatory framework with respect to soil and groundwater contamination in India, progress in protecting the environment has been made through application and expansion of existing environmental laws, use of proactive concepts including the polluter pays principle and the precautionary principle, and aggressive use of public interest litigation (PIL). [...]