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Ministry of Environments and Forests

  1. Public hearing under EIA Notification 1994 – 16th February, 2021
  2. Clarification on undertaking mining operations as per changed land use envisaged in new mining plan – 8th February, 2021
  3. Validity of ToR and prior Environment Clearance – 18th January, 2021
  4. Definition of Forests – 14th November, 2020
  5. Guidelines under FC Act, 1980 in pursuance of Mineral Laws (Amendment) 2020 – 11th October, 2020
  6. Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER) – 30th September, 2020
  7. Manual for payment of NPV – 5th May, 2020
  8. Validity of approval under FC Act, 1980 for extension of MLs for Government companies – 20th April, 2020
  9. Forest Conservation Act 1980 Guidelines in pursuance of Mineral Laws (Amendment) Act, 2020 – 31st March, 2020
  10. Environment clearance exemption for mines expiring mines in 2020 – 28th March, 2020
  11. Compliance of ST and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 – 28th February, 2020
  12. Environment clearance for mines expiring on 31st March, 2020 – 29th November, 2019
  13. Temporary use of forest land and application of FCT Act, 1980 – 11th October, 2019
  14. Guidelines specific to hydrocarbon sector for undertaking seismic surveys and exploratory drilling in forests areas – 30th September, 2019
  15. Overburden and dump mining – clarification on – 18th June, 2018
  16. Environmental clearance for mining projects – 6th April, 2018
  17. Appraisal of projects grant of TOR & EC (8 March, 2018) 
  18. Validity of FC for mining of minor minerals to be co-terminus with ML (30 November, 2017) 
  19. Identification of suitable land for CA and Creation of Land Bank under Forest Conservation Act (8 November, 2017) 
  20. Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2017 (16 October, 2017) 
  21. Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2017 (8August, 2017) 
  22. Cost benefit analysis revised guidelines (1 August, 2017) 
  23. EAC for expansion or modernisation of existing projects or activities requiring prior environmental clearance –Constitution of (7 June, 17) 
  24. Drilling of shot holes for seismic survey (3 May, 2017) 
  25. Submission of proposal to obtain approval for diversion of entire forest land located within a mining lease (30 March 2017) 
  26. Grant of TOR EC for projects which have started the work without obtaining the prior EC (14 March, 2017) 
  27. Validity of Terms of Reference (TORs) under EIA Notification 2006 (12 January, 2017) 
  28. Forest (Conservation) Amendment Rules, 2016 (6 March, 2017) 
  29. Amendment in EIA Notification 2006 (30 December, 2016) 
  30. Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 (3 August, 2016) 
  31. Forest conservation amendment act 1980 (19 December, 1988) 
  32. Forest conservation act first Amendment Rules 2014 
  33. Forest conservation act second Amendment Rules 2014 
  34. Environmental Impact Assessment Notification 2006 (14 September, 2006) 
  35. Forest Conservation Rules (10 January, 2003) 
  36. Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (27 December, 1980)