The Union environment ministry has introduced several reforms in 2025 aimed at enhancing the ease of doing business. Key changes include allowing modifications in building and construction project designs without requiring environmental clearance amendments, and enabling offline forest clearance submissions for strategic defense projects. Additionally, mining projects for certain minerals with lease areas up to 5 hectares are now classified under Category 'B2', simplifying assessment. Green belt requirements for industrial areas have also been rationalized based on pollution potential, with common green cover requirements reduced and differentiated norms introduced for individual industries.