India is conducting consultations on a new standard for PET bottles for edible oils.
On 18 May 2023 the Indian Standards Bureau (BIS) published a draft revised standard regarding polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles for packaging of edible oils. PET, a plastic resin formed by poly-condensation...
Read MorePublic consultation on revised standard for chloroform in India
In April 2023 the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) published a draft Indian Standard, Chloroform Pure and Technical, and is asking for comments on this until 4 June 2023. Other than the...
Read MoreUN countries add 3 substances to Annex A of the Stockholm Convention
At the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Stockholm Convention on 5 May 2023, more than 120 countries agreed to add 2 plastic chemicals and one...
Read MoreIndia releases draft notification for Extended Producer Responsibility for used oil
On 2 May 2023, the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) published a draft notification in the Gazette of India for bringing out regulations for Extended Producer Responsibility...
Read MoreIndia amends Plastic Waste Management Rules
On 27 April 2023 the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change published a notification in the Gazette of India announcing the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2023. The Rules...
Read MoreIndia extends Quality Control Order Enforcement Date for 10 Substances on Two Occasions
In April 2023 the Central Government of India published two notices in the Indian Gazette delaying the start date for the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for the 10 substances listed in...
Read MoreImplementation of QCO for ethylene glycol delayed in India
On 23 March 2023, The Gazette of India published that the Indian Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has delayed the implementation of the quality control order (QCO) for ethylene glycol...
Read MoreIndia introduces new E-waste rules proposing average lifespan for electronic products to curb environmental damage.
On 21 March 2023, a draft proposal was released by India’s Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), that specifies the average lifetime of products under the E-Waste (Management) rules, 2022. On 1...
Read MoreBIS issues Guideline for Transportation of Dangerous Goods in India
On March 6, 2023, the Indian government issued the guidelines 'IS 18149:2023— Transportation of Dangerous Goods—Guidelines', which have been formulated under the Transport Services Sectional Committee, SSD 01, of the Bureau...
Read MoreIndia publishes QCOs for six chemicals
On 31 March 2023, Indian government published a Gazette Notification regarding the BIS requirements and the related implementation dates of six chemicals. According to the published Quality Control Orders (QCO), below...
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