Author(s): Preeti Slathia, Ashutosh Vashishtha
Environment plays a vital role in the life of mankind. Big corporate houses and industrialists giants are using natural resources exhaustively. It is the Iron law of nature if you are getting something from the environment then you should also give something in return. The primary problem is that if you continue using these resources like this, our future generations will not be able to see them. Pollution is the main cause of worry, the surroundings filled with dirt, wastage, chemicals, and poisonous gases. EIA came as a tool by which the projects can be inspected, by statutory assessment as per guiding manuals provided by the government of India. In this study, our main focus area remains the reflections of EIA in the environment. For that purpose, an extensive literature survey has been analyzed and various articles, magazines, case studies, newspapers have been reviewed. EIA can influence the decision of the top-level managers whether to accept or reject the project moreover it gives potential insights into the projects and their remedial measures. In the period of covid 19 pandemics, the new draft of amendment EIA 2020, which makes significant changes highlighted in the study.