A recent order may have exempted PV solar projects from environmental clearance, but experts have their concerns about the rationality of this decision.
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/r-gupta
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/energy-next
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/environment-clearance-ec
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-new-and-renewable-energy
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/power-industry
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thar-desert
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/forest-clearance