India to consult industry on final chemicals rule

Clarifications expected in fifth draft

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Indian regulators put plans for new cosmetic legislation on hold

Government cites changing priorities amid Covid-19 pandemic

ICCA issues safety guidelines for chemical plants restarting operations after shutdown

Safety reviews 'critical', trade body says

India delays overarching chemical law, notification likely required by January 2022

Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic postpones progress

India to plug regulatory loopholes exposed by chemical plant accident

Draft amendments to rules passed to Union Cabinet

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Company ordered to pay compensation for fatal gas leak in India

Tragedy prompts government to revise existing rules

Study shows toxic effects on human cells of dioxins in recycled toys

'New type of analysis' deployed to determine plastics' toxicity

Producers weigh options as India to partially resume manufacturing

Chemicals experts warn of possible continued supply chain issues

Shortage of 'essential chemicals' expected as India battles Covid-19

Plants halt production amid national lockdown

ACC, Cefic urge more time, input on India’s proposed rules

Organisations say more clarity is needed on timeframes and GHS

India increases priority substance list to 750 chemicals

Fourth draft of chemicals rules firms up timelines and promises public engagement

What does the final draft of India’s chemicals law tell us about its ambitious plans?

As outline legislation is circulated that would require notification and registration of substances, industry expects the rules to be finalised by July, with implementation six months later. But questions remain on GHS, registration and whether smaller companies will have the capacity to comply, says Chemical Watch news editor Charlotte Niemiec

India circulates third draft of chemicals management rules

Notification timelines and lists of substances for registration included

India consults industry on registration of ‘priority’ chemicals

Plans include notification of substance hazards using GHS 8

India’s draft national chemical plan includes inventory and registration

Lays groundwork for adoption of GHS

India’s cosmetics legislative framework delayed

Now expected to be placed before parliament in mid-2020

India proposes making 72 chemical standards mandatory

Affected substances would require permits and certification

India consults on draft revisions to cosmetic colourant list

Updates align with EU regulations

Indian NGO calls for ban on nonylphenol in detergents

Toxics Link calls for roadmap on suspected endocrine disruptor

India consults on draft printing ink standard for FCMs

Move comes ahead of ban on solvents and plasticisers

Indian team identifies hundreds of potential EDCs from literature

Researchers develop online EDC tool called DEDuCT

India’s food safety body to head expert committee on plastics in FCMs

No standards in place addressing specific chemicals

India files draft cosmetics rules with WTO

But country pushes ahead on separate framework

Comment: China, India key to achieving global sound chemicals management

For biggest potential gains we should look to national governments and multinationals, rather than the UN

China and India must be key players if global sound chemicals management is to be achieved

The biggest potential gains lie with the two new chemicals giants. We should look to national governments and chemicals multinationals, rather than the UN, to help this happen

Production restarts at Indian J&J talc plants

Lifting followed by BIS authorised laboratory testing

India expected to create separate cosmetics legislative framework

Progress delayed until second half of the year

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