Despite lawmakersā severe criticism of a high-level committee that has recommended an overhaul of Indiaās main environmental laws, environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said amendments to countryās six green laws would be ready by October-November. The environment ministry formed a high-level committee led by former cabinet secretariat TSR Subramanian in August 2014 to review Indiaās six major environmental lawsāEnvironment (Protection) Act, 1986, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and the Indian Forest Act 1927. The idea was to bring them in line with current requirements in the country. The committee in its report in November 2014 recommended a major overhaul of the environmental sector. But it came under severe criticism from opposition parties as well as activists who alleged that it has done a hurried job without pr...