India Revises MSME Classification Criteria: New Investment and Turnover Limits Effective April 2025

On March 21, 2025, the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) of the Government of India, issued a notification announcing amendments to an earlier notification published on June 26,...

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India Amends FSSAI Packaging Regulations to Permit Recycled Plastics in Food Packaging

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has introduced significant amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2025 to allow the use of specific categories of recycled...

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India extends enforcement date of Quality Control Orders for two chemicals

The Indian Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals has extended the enforcement dates of the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for vinyl acetate monomer and methyl/ethyl acrylate. The notification was published in the...

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India Launches Global Tariff and Trade Helpdesk to Support Exporters and Importers

On 11 April 2025, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, launched the 'Global Tariff and Trade Helpdesk'. This initiative aims to assist Indian...

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India Publishes Battery Waste Management Amendment Rules 2025 – Key Updates and Compliance Requirements

The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has introduced amendments to the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2025, refining compliance requirements under the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework. These updates...

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India extends enforcement date for Quality Control Orders for eight chemicals till late 2025 and 2026

The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals has extended the enforcement dates of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for several chemicals. The notifications were published in the Gazette of India on 11 March...

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Bureau of Indian Standards Releases Draft Chromite Standard for Chemical Industries

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has released the Draft Indian Standard for Chromite for Chemical Industries — Specification (Second Revision), which outlines the updated requirements for chromite used in various...

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Draft Indian Standard for Sulphuric Acid Specifications Released for Public Review

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has released a draft of the updated Indian Standard for Sulphuric Acid - Specification (Fifth Revision) for public comments. This draft standard, identified as CHD...

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India's New End-of-Life Vehicles Rules Set to Transform Recycling and Scrapping with Centralized Online Portal

On 6 January 2025, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) published the Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025, under the powers granted by the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986....

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Bureau of Indian Standards initiates consultation on revised standard for potassium iodide.

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has initiated a public consultation on a revised standard for potassium iodide which is used as a reagent in analytical chemistry, photography for precipitating silver...

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