The environment legal regime in India has many facets, however, none of them have been able to solve environmental concerns. The various regulatory authorities established by different statutes have proven to be inadequate in addressing the very purpose for which they were created. We have established environmental impact assessment framework which is diluted per amendment. The need to address the issues faced by these systems in order to make them effective is of paramount urgency. Both these systems are connected in many ways, some more latent than patent. The state needs to address the inherent, institutional and acquired problems that render these systems impotent. The creation of various regulatory bodies is a means to an end. ‘Action’ or ‘inaction’ of various regulatory authorities has made the end quite a distant dream.