India's New End-of-Life Vehicles Rules Set to Transform Recycling and Scrapping with Centralized Online Portal

On 6 January 2025, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) published the Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025, under the powers granted by the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986....

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Bureau of Indian Standards initiates consultation on revised standard for potassium iodide.

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has initiated a public consultation on a revised standard for potassium iodide which is used as a reagent in analytical chemistry, photography for precipitating silver...

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Examination of 49 Chemicals for Consideration of Mandatory BIS Certification Through Issuance of Quality Control Orders

On February 14, 2025, the Indian Chemical Council (ICC) received a formal communication from the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) regarding the examination of 49 chemicals for consideration of mandatory...

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Draft Indian Standard for Phosphorus Oxychloride Technical – Specifications Open for Public Comments

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued the draft Indian Standard for Phosphorus Oxychloride, Technical - Specification (Second Revision of IS 11657) for public review and comments. This draft document...

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Bureau of Indian Standards Opens Public Consultation on Draft Revision for Lactic Acid Food Grade Specifications IS 9971 - First Revision

On February 6, 2025, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) released for public consultation a draft of the revised specifications for Lactic Acid, Food Grade (First Revision of IS 9971). The...

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India extends enforcement dates of Quality Control Orders for three chemical products

India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has extended the enforcement date of the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for three chemical products: Toluene, Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) Homopolymers and Polypropylene (PP)...

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BIS Seeks Public Feedback on Revised Standard for Sulphuric Acid

India’s Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has announced a public consultation on the revised standard for sulphuric acid, inviting feedback from stakeholders until February 1, 2025. The existing standard, which was...

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India extends enforcement date of Quality Control Orders for three polymer products to 2025.

India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has extended the enforcement date of the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for three polymer products to 6 June 2025. The notifications were published in...

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India Amends ABS Quality Control Order to Exempt Toco Transducer Materials

The Central Government of India has issued the Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Styrene (ABS) (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2024, which amends the Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Styrene (ABS) (Quality Control) Order, 2021. This amendment came effect upon...

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India Enforces New Medical Textiles Quality Control Order 2024

On October 23, 2024, India’s Ministry of Textiles issued the Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2024, under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016, replacing the previous order from 2023. This...

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