Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is the formal process used to predict the environmental consequences of a plan, policy, program or project prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action.

Environmental protection requires both curative and preventive measures. 

All of the above statements are correct.

The State Pollution Control Board is constituted by the state government and it is applicable in that particular state only.

The Parliament enacted the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 for the control of water pollution on the request from the states.

The Fundamental Duties are defined under Article 51 of the Indian Constitution as the moral obligations of all citizens to help promote a spirit of patriotism and to uphold the unity of India.

When an act constitutes an offence under the Environment (Protection) Act and also under any other Anti-Pollution Act, the offender shall be punished under the Anti-Pollution Act.

Where an offence under this act has been committed by any Department of Government, the Head of the Department shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

 They came into effect from 1^st May, 2012.

In M. C. Mehta v. UOI, AIR 1987 SC 1086, the Supreme Court created an absolute liability on the polluter to pay compensation to the victims. 

Wher an offence under this act has been committed by any Department of Government within a period of six months after the commencement of this act, the Head of the Department shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to proceeded against and punished accordingly.

Radioactive waste management in our country is governed under Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008.

The Central Government under the Environment (Protection) Act has powers as follows: (i) Planning and execution of plan for the prevention, control and abatement of environmental pollution (ii) Restriction of areas in which any industries, operations or processes shall not be carried out (iii) Laying down standards for the quality of environment in its various aspects, etc.  

There is no proposal presently to review the National Forest Policy, 1988 since the National Forest Commission in its report published in 2006 has recommended that there is no need to change the National Forest Policy, 1988.

“The supreme reality of our time is the vulnerability of our planet” was said by John F. Kennedy.