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 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…
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued show cause notice under section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for non-compliance of Plastic Waste Management Rules,2016. 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…
The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has released a new notification regarding Coastal Regulation Zone under the Environment Protection Act 1986. Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011, for declaring certain coastal stretches as Coastal Regulation Zone wherein restrictions were imposed on the setting up and expansion of industries, operations and processes in the said…
CPCB has release notice regarding the generation & transfer of the EPR certificate on centralized EPR portal. 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 in the field of…
The Central pollution Control Board has released guidelines for utilization of treated effluent in irrigation. The industry should engage an agricultural scientist or tie-up with an agricultural university or institute for advice on the utilization or the rate of application of the effluent for irrigation considering the agro-climatic conditions. As seasons and the sowing periods…
The ministry of environment, forest and climate change has released draft notification declaring certain areas as Air Pollution Control areas under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) (Union Territories) Rules, 1983. Air pollution control areas declared in this draft notification are as follows Baratang Havelock (now known as Swaraj Deep) Little Andaman Long Island…
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.…
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…