India
On April 23, 2023, India’s Ministry of Jal Shakti released a report of India’s first ever census on water bodies.
India
On May 2, 2023, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released a draft of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2023, which …
India
India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) announced on April 5, 2023, a proposal to amend regulations on the labeling of tubular fluorescent lamps subject to Standards ＆ Labeling Programme, along …
India
On March 21, 2023, the Indian Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) issued the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for producer registration through the online portal under the Battery Waste Management Rules, …
India
On April 24, 2023, the Indian Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers issued an amended order to further postpone the date of entry into force of the quality control orders for …
India
NOTE: India’s Ministry of Power officially published Carbon Credit Trading Scheme on June 28, 2023. See more details in the following: India Releases Carbon Credit Trading Scheme India’s Ministry …
Sri Lanka
On 1 March 2023, the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) of Sri Lanka published draft guidelines for the implementation of the National Environmental (Plastic Material Identification Standards) Regulations No. 01 of …
India
On April 3, 2023, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India issued a supplementary document, in the implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) of plastic packaging waste. The EPR …
India
On February 16, 2023, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India (MoEFCC) issued a draft regulation on the use of agricultural waste in thermal power plants, “Agro …
India
On March 21, 2023, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India released a draft that specifies the average lifetime of products under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022. The rules …
India
On March 04, 2023, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of India promulgated the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Ultra-High Definition Televisions) …
India
The Indian government on March 6, 2023 issued guidelines to ensure safety on transportation of dangerous goods.
India
On February 28, 2023, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of India promulgated the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Light Commercial Air …
Sri Lanka
On February 13, 2023, the Office of the Cabinet of Ministers of Sri Lanka issued a Cabinet decision banning the import, manufacture, sale, and use of certain single-use plastic products …
India
India’s shipping regulator, Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) in a notification issued on February 24, 2023 has banned oil tankers and bulk carriers both registered in India and foreign flagged …
India
India strengthened the transport rules for dangerous goods.
India
On January 24, 2023, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of India announced the draft regulation Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Washing …
India
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on February 17, 2023 finalized and announced list of activities to be considered for trading of carbon credits under bilateral and …
India
On February 2, 2023, the Indian Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers promulgated an amendment order to postpone the date of entry into force of the Quality Control Order for morpholine, …
India
On February 1, 2023, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of India promulgated the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Deep Freezers) Regulations, …
India
India is accelerating the building of a hydrogen society.
India
India partially amended RoHS regulations in order to adds new exemptions.
India
On January 4, 2023, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) of India announced a draft of the Regulation of Common Effluent Treatment Plants Rules, 2022, which regulates …
India
On January 3, 2023, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of India published and enacted the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Distribution …
India
On December 7, 26 and 27, 2022, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of India issued a notification extending the current energy efficiency evaluation framework for five items: light commercial …
India
On December 5, 2022, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of India issued a notification to adopt QR codes in addition to energy efficiency labels under its “Standards & Labeling …
Maldives
In the Maldives, the Hakathari Program for product energy efficiency labeling has been introduced under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Environment, Climate and Technology (MECCT) since September 2021. This …
Pakistan
On July 25, 2022, the Ministry of Climate Change of Pakistan announced the National Hazardous Waste Management Policy, 2022. The policy plays an important role in fulfilling the obligations of …
India
In late December 2022, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India issued the General Framework for Imposing Environmental Damage Compensation. This framework was developed based on an environmental court …
India
India’s national auditors, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in a report titled “All India Audit Report on Waste Management” published on December 21, 2022 states that a performance audit revealed …
India
On December 20, 2022, the Ministry of Law and Justice of India published the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022. The amendment introduces the concept of carbon credit trading and adds …
India
India’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on January 9, 2023 notified adoption of standards laid down by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for USB Type C receptacles, …
India
On 26 December 2022, the Basic Chemicals, Cosmetics & Dyes Export Promotion Council (Chemexcil) of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry of India, in a notification addressed to the members …
India
On December 22, 2022, the Indian Ministry of Commerce & Industry postponed the date of entry into force of the “Air Conditioner and its Related Parts, Hermetic Compressors and Temperature …
India
On December 21, 2022, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers of India further postponed the date of entry into force of the Quality Control Order (published on December 29, 2021) …
India
On December 14, 2022, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of India published “Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Stationary Storage Type Electric …
India
On December 9, 2022, the Indian Ministry of Power issued a notification (S.O. 5772 (E).) setting a new energy efficiency standard for storage type electric water heaters.
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India
India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) issued a notice on December 20, 2022, to bring 50 products under 16 categories under mandatory quality control order (QCOs) …
India
The Indian Parliament on December 12, passed the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill 2022 laying the legal framework for establishing a carbon credit market, mandatory use of non-fossil fuel including green …
India
On November 11, 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India issued a draft regulation “Environment (Protection) (Amendment) Rules, 2022” amending the water quality standards for treated …
India
On November 4, 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India published the “Environment (Protection) Third Amendment Rules, 2022” to revise the emission standards for fixed-speed or …
India
On October 29, 2022, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of India issued a draft regulation “Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Chillers) …
India
On November 1, 2022, the Ministry of Heavy Industries of India promulgated an order to postpone the effective date of the Electrical Equipment (Quality Control) Order 2020, which defines the …
India
On November 02, 2022, Ministry of Heavy Industries of India issued a notice making testing of electric vehicles mandatory for enhanced human safety with effect from April 01, 2023. The …
India
On November 2, 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India published the “E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022.” These Rules replace the current E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 and …
India
On October 3, 2022, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers of India published orders to postpone the date of enforcement of 12 Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for chemicals such as …
India
On September 27, 2022, the Ministry of Power of India issued a notification amending energy conservation standards for direct cooled and frost-free household and similar refrigerating appliances.
Bangladesh
On July 7, 2022, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) published guidelines on the management and recycling system for waste electrical and electronic equipment. A draft of these guidelines was …
India
On September 16, 2022, the Indian Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) published and enforced the Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Amendment Rules, 2022, which …
India
India’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has extended implementation deadline for mandatory standards and testing norms for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The mandatory EV battery standards and testing norms …
India
On September 14, 2022, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India published Notification No.32/2015-2020, which permits PET flakes to be imported subject to approval from the Directorate General of …
India
On September 7, 2022, the Ministry of Power of India issued a notification to add petrochemical production units such as fibre intermediates, polymers, performance plastics, and synthetic rubbers as “Designated …
India
On September 5, 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India (MoEFCC) published and enforced the “Environment (Protection) Second Amendment Rules, 2022”, which amend the compliance timelines …
India
On September 2, 2022, the Indian Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers issued an order further postponing the date of enactment of the Quality Control Order for Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), …
India
On August 31, 2022, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published and enforced the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Second Amendment Regulations, 2022, which set migration limits …
Bangladesh
On July 26, 2022, Bangladesh’s Ministry of the Environment, Forest and Climate Change published the Air Pollution (Control) Rules 2022. These rules are established under the “Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act …
India
On August 26, 2022, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of India announced the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Distribution Transformer) Amendment …
India
On August 24, 2022, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of India announced proposed regulations “Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Light Commercial …
India
India’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on September 01, 2022 announced amendments to specific technical requirements for ‘rechargeable electric energy storage systems’ (REESS) or batteries for ‘M’ and ‘N” …
India
On August 24, 2022, the Indian Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers published the Hydrogen Peroxide (Quality Control) Order 2022. This Order replaces the Hydrogen Peroxide (Quality Control) Order, 2020, and …
India
On August 24, 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India published and enforced the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022. These Rules cover all types of batteries, …
India
On August 16, 2022, the Indian Department of Consumer Affairs launched a solicitation for opinions on an amendment to display two or more of the main constituents of a product …
India
On August 3, 2022, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of India announced the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of UHD Television) Regulations, …
India
In India, a bill “the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022”, was submitted to the Lok Sabha on August 3, 2022 to promote the development of renewable energy and the domestic …
India
On July 22, 2022, the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Climate Change (MoEFCC) published the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2022, which add extended …
India
On July 14, 2022, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution of India published the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2022, which amend Article 6 (Declarations …
India
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India published and enforced the Plastic Waste Management (Second Amendment) Rules, 2022 on July 7, 2022. This amendment exempts labelling requirements …
India
On June 29, 2022, the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) announced proposed rules to amend the emission standards for particulate matter (PM) from industrial boilers as …
India
On June 28, 2022, the Indian Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) published the Central Motor Vehicles (Tenth Amendment) Rules, 2022, which make mandatory the requirements for tire rolling …
India
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) proposes to make amendments to various environmental regulations aiming to decriminalize violations and replacing provisions of imprisonment with financial penalties in …
India
On June 29, 2022, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of India (MORTH) announced a draft regulation amending the emission standard BS-VI (Euro 6 equivalent) for vehicles manufactured after …
India
On June 28, 2022, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of India published proposed amendments to its regulations governing the labeling of stationary storage type electric water heaters, which is …
India
On June 28, 2022, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of India published the draft Regulations, Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Deep …
India
India has finalized two ‘codes of safety’ for acetone and acetaldehyde, detailing properties of the two chemicals, hazards associated with it and proposing standard safety measures to control such hazards. …
India
On June 11, 2022, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of India announced a new regulation (Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Refrigerators) …
India
The Central Consumer Protection Authority of India issued a notification on June 10, 2022 setting out guidelines for the prevention of misleading advertising and the endorsement of such advertising (F. …
Pakistan
On April 11, 2022, the Ministry of Climate Change of Pakistan announced draft on Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Review of Initial Environmental Examination and Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2022) and …
India
On June 6, 2022, the Ministry of Power of India published the Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022 to further accelerate its renewable energy program, …
India
On June 9, 2022, the Ministry of Heavy Industries of India published an amendment (S.O. 2634 (E).) to postpone the date of entry into force of the Quality Control Order …
India
On 24 May 2022, the Ministry of Power of India issued a notification (S.O. 2369 (E).) setting a new energy saving standard for color televisions, which are one of the …
Pakistan
On January 2022, the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published draft regulations (Handling, Manufacture, Storage, Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Substances Rules, 2022) on the handling, manufacture, storage and …
India
NOTE: On November 2, 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India published the “E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022.” These Rules replace the current E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 …
India
On May 12, 2022, the Ministry of Power of India published a notification (S.O. 2210 (E).) setting out energy efficiency criteria to make energy-saving labeling of electric ceiling type fans …
India
On May 13, 2022, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers published Orders postponing the effective date of the Quality Control Orders on methylene chloride, ortho phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acid. …
India
On May 6, 2022, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of India issued a notification informing the public that the existing energy-saving criteria for room air conditioners, which are products …
India
On May 5, 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India published the amendment rules of Lead Stabilizer in Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipes and Fittings Rules (published …
India
In a press release dated April 7, 2022, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) of India released statistics on the amount of e-waste generated, collected, dismantled, recycled, and disposed of from …
India
On April 27, 2022, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers published Quality Control Orders for eight chemicals, including 1,3-phenylenediamine, lauric acid, and acid oil. Target products must comply with each …
India
On March 29, 2022, the Ministry of Power of India published a notification (S.O. 1465 (E).) amending the application date of the fuel consumption standard for fixed-speed travel (40 km/h, …
India
On April 5, 2022, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers published the Trimethyl Phosphite (Quality Control) Order, 2022. This order shall enter into force 181 days after its promulgation. Target …
India
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have developed an integrated guidance framework for chemical safety in isolated storage and industries …
Pakistan
On March 18, 2022, the Ministry of Climate Change of Pakistan announced an updated version of its National Climate Change Policy (dated October 2021), which aims to make the country …
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