On Monday, Union Environment and Forests Minister Prakash Javadekar said that environmental clearance for real estate projects will soon be reduced to 60 days. Javedekar said that the 'Environment Ministry' intends to reduce the whole process of environmental clearance to real estate project to 60 days, in a few days from now. Javadekar, who was speaking at the 15th national convention of the National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) said that environmental clearances used to be stumbling block before 2014.