New Delhi, April 11 -- The Union environment ministry is planning to update the Parivesh 2.0 web portal for quicker processing of environment clearances for new businesses.

Currently, to establish a business, industrialists have to seek a"Consent To Establish" permission from the state pollution control board and Environment Clearance (EC) from the environment ministry.

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Once the new feature is in place, the business only has to get an environment clearance from the Centre.

Although the business would not require an approval from the state pollution control board, the state will be consulted by the Centre during the approval process.

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