2022

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has been released notification on draft Explosives Rules. Explosives rule is basically a power for Central Government to prohibit the manufacture, possession or importation of specially dangerous explosives. Explosives are any substance or device that can be made to produce a volume of rapidly expanding gas in an extremely brief…

The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has released ERP for Tyre Producers under the Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2022 (21.07.2021) and added “Extended Producer Responsibility” for waste tyre management.  According to the provision of this legal obligation, the target for recycling of waste rubber/ tyre has been…

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate releases the Plastic Waste Management (Second Amendment) Rules, 2022. There are new definitions added i.e. Biodegradable plastics, End of Life disposal, Importer, Plastic Packaging, Plastic Waste Processors, Post-consumer plastic packaging waste, Pre-consumer plastic packaging waste. As per the revised amendment, (1) No person shall manufacture carry bags or…

MoEFCC updates the validity of EC, the environmental clearance process is required for 39 types of projects and covers aspects like screening, scoping, and evaluation of the upcoming projects. Environmental Clearance validity for the following projects were: 13 years for a river valley project 15 years for a nuclear power project 30 years for mining…