Exemption for Certain Industrial Plants under the Water and Air Pollution Acts Introduction In a major update, the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change has issued a notification exempting specific categories of industrial plants from certain provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention and Control of…
Introduction The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has issued a new notification concerning the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) under the Environment Protection Act, 1986. This update revises the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011, which previously established restrictions on setting up or expanding industries and activities in designated coastal areas. Notification Details The Coastal…
The ministry of environment, forest & climate change has released office memorandum for clarification on the applicability of EIA Notification 2006 for manufacturing of welded pipes and seamless tubes. Metallurgical industries are covered under item 3(a) of the schedule of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006. Of these Industries, all non-toxic secondary metallurgical processing…
The government of Maharashtra has released circular for implementation of standard operating procedure – SOP for environmental clearance. For effective and efficient implementation of Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006, all administrative departments should inform the local bodies/planning authorities under their jurisdiction to strictly follow the said Standard Operating Procedure. This circular is made available on…
MoEFCC updates the validity of EC, the environmental clearance process is required for 39 types of projects and covers aspects like screening, scoping, and evaluation of the upcoming projects. Environmental Clearance validity for the following projects were: 13 years for a river valley project 15 years for a nuclear power project 30 years for mining…