The ministry of environment, forest & climate change has released office memorandum for clarification on the applicability of EIA Notification 2006 for manufacturing of welded pipes and seamless tubes. Metallurgical industries are covered under item 3(a) of the schedule of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006. Of these Industries, all non-toxic secondary metallurgical processing…
The Central Pollution Control Board has issued direction to airlines operators under section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for for phasing out of single use plastic (SUP) & operating registration as per EPR guidelines. MOEF&CC mandated the banning of certain Single Use Plastic (SUP) items and specified the minimum thickness of carry bags.…
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has been released new draft rule called as Agro Residue Utilization by Thermal Power Plants Rules, 2023. All thermal power plants located in the area under the jurisdiction of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas, established under “The Commission for…
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has released a new notification for the removal of difficulties in the implementation of EPR guidelines. Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is a strategy to add all of the estimated environmental costs associated with a product throughout the product life cycle to the market price of that product, contemporarily mainly applied…
Revised CGWA Guidelines has been released by Central Ground Water Authority to Regulate and Control Groundwater Extraction in India. Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) was constituted under sub-section (3) of Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for the purposes of regulation and control of ground water development and management in the country. Central Ground…
Central Pollution Control Board has been released direction to the all State Pollution Control Boards under Section 5 of the Environment Protection Act, 1986 regarding implementation of guidelines for EPR on Plastic Packaging. Guidelines on EPR for Plastic Packaging were notified by MoEF&CC on February 16, 2022 in Schedule – II of 4th amendment of…
The state wise list of Ewaste Recyclers India Jan 2023 has been updated by Central Pollution Control Board (as on 31.01.2023). You may download the list from the below link. The list of Ewaste recyclers is regularly updated by state pollution control boards. As per Environment Protection Rules, hazardous wastes shall be disposed off as…