Super Important Points of NCERT : Environmental protection act:- 1986 Air Act:- 1981(amended in 1987) 1990:- Delhi ranked 4th out of 41 most polluted cities in the World. All buses run on CNG by- 2002 Water Act:- 1974 Chipko movement(Garhwal Himalayas):- 1974 JFM(Joint Forest Management):- the 1980s Montreal Protocol (Canada):- 1987 (amended in 1989) The Earth Summit:- 1992 (Rio de Janeiro) World Summit:- 2002 (Johannesburg S.A) IUCN Red List (2004):- 784 species extinct in last 500 years. Joint Forest Management (JFM):- 1980s. 1st recombinant DNA:- 1972. 1st restriction endonuclease:- 1963. 1997:-An American company got patent rights on Basmati rice. 1990:- 4 year old girl got ADA deficiency 561 views22:55