Dhiman, Deepika2023-07-142023-07-142023-03Dhiman Deepika. The Evolution Of Legal Framework For The Prevention And Control Of Air Pollution. Paripex - Indian Journal Of Research. 2022 Mar; 12(3): 145-1512250-1991http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/218824The concept of air pollution is not new, it has been in prevalence since time immemorial. The problem of air pollution precedes the history of mankind. It existed even before the birth of mankind but in a negligible form. After the birth of mankind, environmental pollution started increasing. In the process of growth of the human race from a simple-minded fruit and root gatherer, the hunter and the grower of food who worshipped nature in turn to a self-centered destroyer of nature and finally to the twenty-first-century human being which has in a sense becomes synonymous with deforestation, desertification and progress with pollution. In the present paper, the author has tried to cover the major incidents of air pollution across the world. The laws enforced from time to time to tackle this problem in various countries like the United States of America, European countries and India are also covered in the present paper.Journal ArticleIndiaPh.D. Research Scholar, Department of Laws, Himachal Pradesh University, Summerhill, Shimla