Mains Paper II · 4 Environment & Ecology · 4.10 Environment laws and institutions

4.10.8 Environmental Impact Assessment: EIA Notification 2006 and the clearance process

Environmental Impact Assessment is the study of a project's likely effects on the environment before it is approved; the EIA Notification, 2006 makes prior environmental clearance compulsory for listed projects and sets a four-stage process.

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Key terms

  • EIA Notification 2006
  • prior environmental clearance
  • Category A
  • Category B
  • B1
  • B2
  • SEIAA
  • SEAC
  • EAC
  • screening
  • scoping
  • public hearing
  • appraisal
  • general condition
  • ex post facto clearance
  • Form 1

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