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Environment Impact Assessment of EIA is the assessment of the environmental consequences  (positive and negative) of a plan, policy, program, or actual projects prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action.
EIA is a very important topic when we talk about environment and development. this therefore has been integrated into a variety of exams in India including the NET JRF paper 1, NET JRF for environmental science, UPSC, IES etc.

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Environment Impact Assessment

This lesson is a brief introduction to the course on EIA

Course Overview

This lesson introduces you with the concept of EIA and a brief history of EIA.

What is EIA?

This lesson discusses the objectives of EIA and the important points to take into consideration for preparing the Environment Impact statement

Objectives of EIA

This lesson gives a detailed account of the goals and 13 principles of Environment Impact Assessment.

Goals and Principles of EIA

EIA has both direct and indirect benefits. This lesson discusses these benefits in detail.

Benefits of conducting EIA

This lesson gives an introduction to the Environment Protection Act of 1986 and how it has acted as a framework for bringing in the EIA implementation in the country.

Legal framework for EIA

This lesson describes the origin of EIA in India as issued under the notification of 1994. This describes the various aspects covered under the notification and also discusses why and which projects will require an environmental clearance from the MoEF.

EIA Notification 1994

This lesson describes some of the General methods to carry out the Environment Impact Assessment

Methods to carryout EIA

This lesson describes in detail the 4 distinct basic steps of EIA namely the baseline studies, prediction of impact, evaluation of impacts and the environment management plan.

Basic steps of methodology of EIA

This lesson describes in detail the entire process of EIA in the form of a simple flow chart as well as point by point description of each step involved.

EIA process

This lesson discusses what an environmental audit is. What are the objectives and benefits of environmental audits and also details the basic 3 steps involved in environmental audits.

Lessons

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Course Overview

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What is EIA?

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Objectives of EIA

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Goals and Principles of EIA

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Benefits of conducting EIA

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Legal framework for EIA

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EIA Notification 1994

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Methods to carryout EIA

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Basic steps of methodology of EIA

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EIA process

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