Deadline Extension for Draft Report CPCB extended the deadline for submitting comments/suggestions on the draft report titled “Classification of Industrial Sectors into Red, Orange, Green, and White Categories: A Tool for Progressive Environmental Management” from August 31, 2023, to September 30, 2023. In 1989, the Ministry of Environment and Forest introduced industry classification as red,…
Monitoring and enforcement mechanism for the Standard Operating Procedure infrastructure like roads, pipelines, and water bodies through projects like dredging and de-silting for upkeep, disaster management, and functionality. The Ministry emphasizes the need to enforce the mentioned SOP/environmental safeguards thoroughly in the field. project proponent should inform the concerned SPCB at least fortnight before start…
On August 18, 2023, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) released the Guidelines for the Management of Pyro-metallurgical Slags specifically tailored to Copper Smelters. “hazardous waste” means any waste which by reason of characteristics such as physical, chemical, biological, reactive, toxic, flammable, explosive or corrosive, causes danger or is likely to cause danger to health…
GPCB published the updated list of recyclers for used oil and waste oil in June 2023. Under the Environment Protection Rules, disposing of hazardous waste must align with the consent granted by the State Pollution Control Board. A highly recommended disposal method is recycling, but it is equally crucial to verify that the recycling agency…
Under the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules of 2016, GPCB has authorized a list of actual users of hazardous wastes. The latest update to this list occurred in June 2023. In compliance with the Environment Protection Rules, entities must dispose of hazardous wastes with the consent of the State Pollution Control…
Firstly, the stone crushing units are categorized into small, medium, and large-scale units based on capacity. To clarify,“small” units have a capacity of 25 TPH, “medium” units range from 25 to 100 TPH, and“large” units are those operating above 100 TPH. Secondly, it is now compulsory for stone-crushing units to obtain Consent to Operate (CTO)…
Central Pollution Control Board has released a draft notification and seeking comments on the classification of industries into red, orange, green & white categories. objective: Uttarakhand introduced the concept of classification of industries as red, orange, and green. The purpose of this classification was to facilitate decisions related to the location of these industries. Subsequently,…
The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has released the notification for the extension to apply online for the grant of Terms of Reference ToR and Environment Clearance under the Environment Protection Act 1986. Application Requirement for Re-Rolling and Cold Rolling Units: The Central Government directed that all the standalone re-rolling units or cold…
The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has released the E-Waste (Management) Second Amendment, 2023, which states the following: Amendment to Rule 5: In the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 5, after clause (3), insert the following clause: “You must adopt approved destruction technologies to manage…
The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has released a notice regarding Measures to Reduce Methane Emissions. Methane Emissions in India (2016): As per India’s third Biennial Update Report, India’s methane emissions in 2016 (excluding LULUCF) were 409 million tone CO2e of which, 73.96% was from Agriculture sector, 14.46% from Waste sector, 10.62% from…