Government of NCT of Delhi invokes Stage-III (‘Severe’ Air Quality) actions; Private Offices to operate with not more than 50% staff physically attending; effective immediately
The Department of Environment & Forest, Government of National Capital of Territory of Delhi (“DE&F, GNCTD”) has issued directions to implement Stage-III […]
TNPCB directs Highly Polluting Industries to switchover to the New OCEMS Portal by 15.12.2025
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (“TNPCB”) has directed all 17 category industries (please refer to the document titled “OCEMS_17 Highly Polluting […]
CAQM invokes actions under Stage-III (‘Severe’ Air Quality) of revised GRAP in Delhi-NCR region with immediate effect; actions under Stage I and Stage II to continue
The Commission for Air Quality Management (“CAQM”) in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas has decided to invoke all actions under Stage III of […]
MoEFCC revises the list of White Category industries exempt from obtaining prior permissions for establishing industrial plant
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (“MoEFCC”) has issued notifications dated 17th October 2025 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) […]
India’s New Environment Audit Rules: A Framework for Proactive Environmental Accountability
The Environment Audit Rules, 2025, notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on 29th August 2025, is a strategic […]
CPCB directs industries to register on the New OCEMS Portal and transmit data through new portal by 15.10.25 and industries in rest of the country by 15.11.2025
Central Pollution Control Board (“CPCB”) has developed a New OCEMS Portal for direct transmission of data from industries to CPCB Server. The […]
Central Pollution Control Board issues guidelines for acceptance of Certification System for Continuous Emission (Air) and Monitoring Systems; lays down the list of certificates to be issued by NPL India Certificate Board
The Central Pollution Control Board (“CPCB”) has issued guidelines for acceptance of Certification System for Continuous Emission (Air) and Monitoring Systems (“CEMS”). […]
CPCB introduces new portal link for Online Emission and Effluent Monitoring System
The Central Pollution Control Board (“CPCB”) has introduced the new portal link (https://cems.cpcb.gov.in/#/p/login) for Online Emission and Effluent Monitoring System on their […]
MOEFCC notifies new methodology for Green Credit computing with respect to tree plantation; supersedes the previous methodology for calculating Green Credit
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the methodology for calculation of Green Credit with respect to tree plantation. […]
MoEFCC notifies Environment Audit Rules, 2025 to create an enabling ecosystem for ESG framework and facilitate environment audits
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (‘MoEFCC’) has notified the Environment Audit Rules, 2025 (“Rules”) to efficiently carry out environment […]
Maharashtra PCB simplifies auto renewal scheme for consent based self-declaration submitted by red, orange, green and blue categories industries; prescribes format for submission of self-declaration format
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (“MPCB”) has notified regarding simplified scheme of auto-renewal of Consents based on Self-declaration submitted by the industry […]
CPCB issues revised protocols on OCEMS Calibration & Alerts mechanism for self-monitoring
The Central Pollution Control Board (“CPCB”) has directed the State Pollution Control Boards (“SPCBs”) and Pollution Control Committees (“PCCs”) to ensure that […]