National strategy for phase down of Hydrofluorocarbons that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Cabinet has approved Ratification of Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol to introduce the National strategy for phase down of Hydrofluorocarbons that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
MP Government amends the Madhya Pradesh Forest Produce (Regulation of Trade) Wood Rules
The amendment provides that the license for Aramil shall be renewed for five calendar years and the period during which the application for renewal of the license shall be considered pending, it shall be deemed that such license had been renewed under the Act and the license holder was operating the Aramil or Ara pit accordingly.
Kerala PCB directs businesses with consent to operate to file Environmental Statement
Every person carrying on an industry, operation or process requiring consent under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 or both or authorization under the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Trans-boundary Movement) Rules, 2016 shall submit an Environmental Statement for the financial year ending the 31st March
Draft Plastic Waste Management Bye-laws, 2021
Objections/Suggestions in this behalf should be addressed to the Secretary (Urban Development), Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi within 30 days of publication of this draft Bye-laws.
Rajasthan PCB issues FAQ on pre-screening applications for consent to establish and operate
Pre-screening process is a process in which applications will be screened at the preliminary level in terms of documents and subsequently deficiencies will be issued to the industry if found incomplete. The completed application will be asked to deposit consent fee as per Department of Environment, Fee Notification, 2016.
Rajasthan PCB extends the waiver period on registration fee for the dealers under Battery (Management and Handling) Rules, 200.
No waiver in the registration fee will be considered and action will be taken against the battery dealers who fail to get registered with the State Board.
Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021.
The Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021 has proposed to ban the manufacture, use, sale, import, and handling of some single-use plastic items on a ‘pan India basis.
Environment (Protection) Second Amendment Rules, 2021
The amendment has provided a list of Pharmaceutical Bulk Drugs and Formulations and has provided the effluent standards for the same. The standards is applicable to all discharges except to CETP and shall be applicable to all discharge to land and surface water bodies including use of treated wastewater for horticulture or irrigation purpose. Limits shall be applicable to industries those are using Benzene, Xylene, Methylene Chloride, Chlorobenzene.
Maharashtra PCB to develop a ‘Laboratory Information Management System
The new system provides an end-to-end solution and encryption for sample processing to make it easier for authorities to take appropriate action based on sample analysis reports.
Rajasthan PCB extends period of waiver of fee for registration under the Battery (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001
The Rajasthan State pollution Control Board through circular dated 30.07.2021 has directed that the period of
waiver of registration fee of Rs.10000 (In words Rupees ten thousand only) for dealers for registration under the Battery (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001 is hereby extended up to 30.09.2021.
