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The Energy Conservation Act in India was enacted in:

Correct answer: (C) 2001.

The Energy Conservation Act in India was enacted in 2001.

  1. (A)

    2010

  2. (B)

    2005

  3. (C)

    2001

  4. (D)

    1997

Explanation

The Energy Conservation Act is a 2001 central law: India Code lists it as Act Number 52, with Act Year 2001 and an enactment date of 29 September 2001. Its long title frames the law around efficient use of energy and conservation, which is why the year matters in environment and energy-policy questions. The Act also provides the statutory base for the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, with Section 3 specifically dealing with its establishment and incorporation. The later 2022 amendment widened the framework by adding carbon-credit provisions, mandating use of non-fossil sources, and strengthening energy-efficiency norms, but that does not change the original enactment year.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) 2010 is too late: by then the Energy Conservation Act was already a 2001 central Act.
  • (B) 2005 falls after the Act's enactment; India Code records the Act Year as 2001.
  • (D) 1997 predates the Energy Conservation Act, which was enacted only in 2001.

Concept

This tests the statutory timeline of India's environment and energy governance. RAS repeats such questions because conservation laws, regulatory bodies and later amendments often appear together in policy-based Environment and Ecology MCQs.

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