The Integrated Manufacturing Cluster in Gaya, Bihar, has received environmental clearance, paving the way for a ₹16,000 crore industrial township under the Amritsar–Kolkata Industrial Corridor. A major boost to jobs, infrastructure, and investment in eastern India.

Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate reform (MoEFCC) made a major reform to balance development with animal protection. Large projects in protected areas now need forest permissions before wildlife clearances.