India’s Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is currently seeking feedback on several revised standards for key chemicals used across industries, including metallic zinc powder, potassium iodate and barium chloride. ThesBIS is...
Read MoreOn 14 November 2024, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC), in consultation with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), issued a notification to implement Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for three...
Read MoreOn October 24, 2024, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, through the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, issued amendments to the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for acrylonitrile, maleic anhydride and styrene,...
Read MoreIndia’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has extended the enforcement date of the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for six fatty acids. The notifications were published in the Gazette of India...
Read MoreIndia’s Ministry of Mines is seeking comments on the draft Quality Control Order (QCO) for four metals. The draft was notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 12 September 2024...
Read MoreOn 26 September 2024, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) published the Ecomark Rules, 2024 in the Official Gazette, replacing the Ecomark Scheme of 1991. This update is...
Read MoreOn 1 October 2024, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) issued a notification amending the Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymers (Quality Control) Order, 2022. This latest update, entitled the Ethylene Vinyl...
Read MoreOn September 23, 2024, the Department of Chemical and Petrochemicals (DCPC) issued notifications under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016, amending the p-Xylene (Quality Control) Order, 2021, and the Polyurethanes...
Read MoreOn September 17, 2024, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers issued a notification regarding the Polycarbonate (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2024, under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016. This decision...
Read MoreOn September 13, 2024, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers issued two important notifications amending the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) related to cement packaging. These amendments are aimed at ensuring safety...
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