Category: Environment, health and safety

NITI Aayog had recommended that instead of amending the CMSP Act, Ministry of Coal may insert a clause in the Coal Mine Development & Production Agreement signed between the Government and the Government companies’ allottees …

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This standard was notified on 15th March, 2023. It may be recalled that the earlier standard was titled, ‘IS 16240 : 2015 Reverse Osmosis (RO) Based Point-of-Use (PoU) Water Treatment System — Specification’ . This …

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The Amendment Order extends the date of implementation of the the Polyurethanes (Quality Control) Order, 2021 to 19th March, 2024.

The SPCB observes that during cutting and polishing of stone lumps to produce tiles, slurry is generated which is either to be used for gainful purposes or disposed at earmarked sites. The SPCB has explored …

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Key focus areas include source segregation of waste; segregated collection and transportation; processing of segregated waste; setting up of Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in all ULBs; continuous awareness generation for reducing Single Use Plastic (SUP) …

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. The policy provides a framework to facilitate and promote establishment of metal scrapping centres in India for scientific processing and recycling of ferrous scrap generated from various sources.

The amendment is published to extend the due date for commencement of the Acrylonitrile – Butadiene Styrene (ABS) (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2023. It shall come into force on the 12th day of June, 2023.

The BIS has issued information on upcoming QCOs that are due for implementation. This advance information is intended to create better awareness. The present notification provides the status of enforcement of 95 QCOs in an …

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Bulk consumers are directed to channel their E-waste through the Collection centre or dealer of the authorized producer, dismantler or recycler.

Where DG set or heavy machinery is set up, poly urethane of atleast 20 mm thickness must be used on ground surface for controlling noise and vibration. Additionally, suitable noise barrier/ acoustical treatment as an …

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