MAINS 2014 · GS III · ENVIRONMENT

Environmental Impact Assessment studies are increasingly undertaken before a project is c…

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2014 GS Paper III Environment

GS Paper III 12 marks 150 words Environment

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Environmental Impact Assessment studies are increasingly undertaken before a project is cleared by the Government. Discuss the environmental impacts of coal-fired thermal plants located at coal pitheads.

Syllabus link: GS III – Environment: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.

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