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Amendment in Hazardous Waste Rules-2016
March 8 , 2019
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- The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has amended the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.
- Its aims to strengthen the implementation of environmentally sound management of hazardous waste in the country.
- The features of the Amendments:
- Solid plastic waste has been prohibited from import into the country.
- Exporters of silk waste have now been given exemption from requiring permission from the MoEFCC.
- Reverse import of defective electrical and electronic assemblies and components manufactured can be exported from India, within a year of export can be undertaken without any prior permission from MoEFCC.
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