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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Examination of 49 Chemicals for Consideration of Mandatory BIS Certification Through Issuance of Quality Control Orders

On February 14, 2025, the Indian Chemical Council (ICC) received a formal communication from the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) regarding the examination of 49 chemicals for consideration of mandatory...

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Draft Indian Standard for Phosphorus Oxychloride Technical – Specifications Open for Public Comments

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued the draft Indian Standard for Phosphorus Oxychloride, Technical - Specification (Second Revision of IS 11657) for public review and comments. This draft document...

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Bureau of Indian Standards Opens Public Consultation on Draft Revision for Lactic Acid Food Grade Specifications IS 9971 - First Revision

On February 6, 2025, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) released for public consultation a draft of the revised specifications for Lactic Acid, Food Grade (First Revision of IS 9971). The...

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India extends enforcement dates of Quality Control Orders for three chemical products

India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has extended the enforcement date of the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for three chemical products: Toluene, Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) Homopolymers and Polypropylene (PP)...

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