Worldwide lockdown in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic resulted in a significant decrease in the carbon footprints due to the shutdown of economic activities. However, after weeks of closure, world governments are working on reviving their business operations to compensate for the losses. In a bid to accelerate economic growth, governments and business groups are renewing their efforts to cut 'green tape' or environmental regulations. Notably, environmental protection and regulation have been facing the axe when they pose risks or delays in industrial development. Now when the global economic growth has faced severe repercussions due to the Coronavirus outbreak, it is certain that the green tape will be seeing through major cuts in the post-pandemic campaign of countries across the world. In India, officials at the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change have been giving thumbs up to controversial developmental projects such as new coal mine in an...
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