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title: "EIA Notification 2006: India's Clearance Regime"
description: "The EIA Notification 2006 governs India's prior environmental clearance for projects, splitting them into Category A (Centre) and B (State). Key for UPSC GS3."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The EIA Notification 2006 is the Indian regulation under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 that mandates prior environmental clearance for listed development projects.
- What is the difference between Category A and Category B projects under the EIA Notification 2006?
- Why is the Draft EIA Notification 2020 controversial?
- What are the four stages of environmental clearance under the 2006 regime?
- How does environmental clearance under the EIA Notification differ from forest clearance?

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The EIA Notification 2006 is the Indian regulation under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 that mandates prior environmental clearance for listed development projects.

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1. 14 September 2006

   The Environmental Impact Assessment Notification 2006 is a subordinate legislative instrument issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (now the Mini…

2. 27 January 1994

   It superseded the earlier EIA Notification of , which had first made environmental clearance mandatory for a narrow list of 29 project categories.

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In April 2013, the Supreme Court directed that Vedanta's bauxite mining proposal at Niyamgiri in Odisha be decided by local gram sabhas, and the consequent rejection blocked the environmental clearance sought under the EIA Notification 2006.

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