Modi Overhaul of Green Rules Sparks Fears of Return to Grim Past

摘要

Battered by the pandemic, India's government is making a renewed push to ease environmental laws that were formed as a result of the world's deadliest industrial disaster more than three decades ago. The government is proposing to reduce public participation, exempt some projects from rigorous appraisal and legalize others that are operating without environmental approval, according to a draft posted by the Environment Ministry.