Category: Environment, health and safety

Environmental Compensation shall be levied based upon polluter pays principle, on person(s) not adhering to the provisions of these rules, for the purpose of protecting and improving the quality of the environment and preventing, controlling …

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Carry bags maybe used for packaging food products as and when standards and guidelines are framed from food authority. They shall also comply with national standards for plastic.

Every coal or lignite based thermal power plant shall ensure that loading, unloading, transport, storage and disposal of ash is done in an environmentally sound manner and that all precautions to prevent air and water …

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The Producer shall fulfill their EPR obligation through online purchase of EPR Certificate from registered recyclers only and submit it online by filing quarterly return. The quarterly return shall be filed by the end of …

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Methyl Acrylate, Ethyl Acrylate, shall bear the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards as per Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.

Vinyl Acetate Monomer shall bear the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards as per Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.

The Government of Goa has published a list of “Approved Fuels”, in the state and no other fuels with exception of the ones listed below shall be used in the State of Goa.

Government of Bihar imposes complete ban on the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of single use plastic including polystyrene and expanded polystyrene, commodities with effect from the 1st July, 2022

The Bill seeks to exempt registered AYUSH medical practitioners and people accessing codified traditional knowledge, among others, from giving prior intimation to State biodiversity boards for accessing biological resources for certain purposes.

Recommendations for Mental health for COVID-19 and post/long COVID-19 and measures to increase mental strength (Satvabala) are also part of the document.