India’s new Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Draft 2020 has been widely criticized by many environmentalists and activists as the provisions in the new draft prove to be a regressive departure from a previous version. In this #DakshaMasterclass, our faculty, Prof. Abhishek Chakravarty has given more insights on the following:
- An overview of EIA and its evolution
- A description of the EIA process
- Detailed analysis on EIA Draft 2020
- Case laws relating to EIA and environmental accidents in absence of EIA
- Criticisms on EIA VS government’s standpoint
- Critical thinking and reflections on the current arguments
