The environment ministry is working on an independent professional body which is expected to come up in a year.
The proposed entity, to be called the National Environment Protection Authority, would be modelled on telecom regulator Trai and market regulator Sebi, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said today.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/govt-plans-green-regulator
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environmental-security