India Proposes Tighter Water, Air Pollution Standards for Range of Industries

摘要

India is proposing new standards to reduce water and air pollution across a range of industries.rnMany of the revisions, proposed by various ministries during the past year, are now up for stakeholder comments.rnSignificant proposals are pending for these sectors:rn1. Paint: Currently only wastewater discharge is regulated for the paint sector, but the proposed notification seeks to set air pollution-related emission norms for particulate matter and solvent loss through evaporation, Sanjeev K. Kanchan, deputy program manager for sustainable industrialization at New Delhi-based Centre for Science & Environment, told Bloomberg BNA.