India speeds up environmental approvals in industry, alarms activists
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In a country where state machinery typically moves slowly, the environment ministry under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has slashed the average time taken to grant clearances to 170 days from 600 da
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https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/india-speeds-up-environmental-approvals-in-industry-alarms-activists/1218722/ FE, Delhi June 23, 2018 India speeds up environmental approvals in industry, alarms activists In a country where state machinery typically moves slowly, the environment ministry under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has slashed the average time taken to grant clearances to 170 days from 600 days. India is fast-tracking environmental clearances for projects like power plants and coal mines in a bid to propel growth, setting off alarm bells among environmentalists and affected residents who say the decisions are being made too quickly. In a country where state machinery typically moves slowly, the environment ministry under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has slashed the average time taken to grant clearances to 170 days from 600 days, said two government sources with direct knowledge of the matter. “We’re standardising processes and taking decisions swiftly,” said one of the officials, who d
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