Karan Singh

In June 2020, the Government had announced mandatory BIS Certification for the manufacture & import of chemical products. If, as a foreign or overseas manufacturer, you have not completed or obtained BIS Certification before Dec 13, 2020, you are no longer allowed or permitted to export your products to India. The extension of the scope […]

To stop the pollution produced from the packaging, we strictly require a circular economy where we exclude what we don’t need, innovate towards new packaging, business & products & business models & circulate all the packaging we do use, keeping it in the economy & out of the environment. But sorting, collection & recycling of […]

The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has recently notified the new EPR guidelines for plastic wastes under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016. the new EPR guidelines for plastic wastes, coupled with the prohibition of recognised single-use plastic products, which have low utility & high littering potential, with effect from July 01, 2022, are […]

An eating house license is issued by the respective police department of the state against the prescribed application and fee. Generally, it is issued for the duration of one year, and after that licensee needs to renew it accordingly. The applicant needs to file an affidavit with the state police department for renewal. The submission […]

The Central Government of India, in the exercise of its power given under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, introduced vital amendments to Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, especially concerning e-commerce marketplaces. In this write-up, we will discuss the applicability of Legal Metrology on E-commerce Marketplaces. What is […]

Metrology is the science of measurement and Legal Metrology provides regulations for the control of measurements and measuring instruments. It also facilitates the protection of the environment, public safety, customers & traders and is vital to fair trade. In India, metrology is governed or controlled by the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, which replaces the Standard […]

Rules under Legal Metrology are a set of guidelines granted by the Department of Consumer Affairs that deal with measurements & measuring instruments. Its purpose is to bring consistency & accuracy in weights & measures across all the products. Weights & measures are a complicated part of food products as well. Therefore, the Legal Metrology […]

Legal Metrology License means that part of Metrology which treats units of weights & measurements, methods or weighing & measurement, and their instruments, in relation to the mandatory technical and legal necessities which have the objects of ensuring public guarantee from the perspective of security & accuracy of the weights & measurements. In this write-up, […]

The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, India, notified the Cosmetic Rules 2020 in continuation to the powers conferred upon it under the pertinent provisions of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940, to separate organise rules for effective compliance. It’s also important that all the licenses granted before the notification under the Drugs & Cosmetics […]

In 1937, in the Central Legislative Assembly, a bill was announced to give effect to the recommendations or suggestions of the Drugs Enquiry Committee to control the imports of drugs into British India. This important bill was referred to the Select Committee & the Committee expressed the view that a more inclusive measure for the […]

All the activities of humans produce waste and we already know that such waste may be harmful and requires safe disposal. Sewage waste, industrial waste, and agricultural waste pollute water, air, and soil. It can also be harmful to the environment and human beings. Likewise, hospitals and other health care facilities generate lots of waste […]

Management of Hazardous waste facilities receives hazardous wastes for storage, disposal, or treatment. These facilities are often directed to as Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs). Scroll down to check more information regarding Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs). What is a Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs)? Hazardous Waste TSDFs (Treatment, Storage, and Disposal […]

Hazardous wastes are such wastes that may or tend to cause severe health effects on the ecosystem and human beings. So it’s important to know the identification and classification of Hazardous Waste. These wastes pose potential risks to living organisms or human health due to the fact that they are: Non-degradable or persistent in nature; […]

In today’s world, electrical and electronic equipment such as printers, TVs, refrigerators, ACs, etc., units are one of the fastest-growing waste streams. According to the Basel Convention on e-waste, e-waste is categorised as hazardous waste due to the presence of toxic materials like lead, brominated flame & mercury are considered hazardous waste. E-waste may also […]