SELF-AUDIT · COMPLIANCE
The Post-EC Compliance Self-Audit
A 40-point check to see your six-monthly compliance report the way a regulator does - before they do.
Editable Word document - ~15 min - Self-scoring
#EC#SMCR#SELF-AUDIT
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Tools we actually use — built for the people who have to comply.
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TRACKER · COMPLIANCE
Get the calendarThe Annual Environmental Compliance Calendar
Every recurring deadline that matters to a project proponent - EC six-monthly reports, CTE/CTO renewals, EPR filings, BRSR timelines - on one page.
PDF + editable sheet · Annual
#DEADLINES#EC#EPR#CONSENT
TRACKER · EPR
Download the trackerEPR Filing & Obligation Tracker
Plastic, e-waste and battery waste - the annual targets, filing windows and CPCB obligations producers and brand owners cannot afford to miss.
Editable sheet · Annual
#EPR#PLASTIC#E-WASTE#BATTERY
GAP-FINDER · COMPLIANCE
Find your gapCER / CSR Obligation Gap-Finder
A short worksheet that puts your committed Corporate Environment Responsibility spend next to your actual spend - and shows you the gap your reviewer will see.
1-page worksheet · 10 min
#CER#CSR#EC
TEMPLATE · COMPLIANCE
Download the templateConsent Management Register (CTE/CTO)
A ready-to-use register for tracking consent conditions, monitoring data and renewal dates - so a lapsed consent never surprises you.
Editable template
#CONSENT#CTE#CTO#SPCB
GUIDE · COMPLIANCE
Read the guideThe Deficiency-Letter Field Guide
The specific report failures that get six-monthly compliance reports returned for rectification - and how a reviewing officer reads each one.
Short whitepaper
#EC#SMCR#SCRUTINY
EXPLAINER · EPR
Read the explainerCategory III Multi-Material Packaging, Explained
The question every brand owner gets wrong - do you report the full gross weight, or just the plastic fraction? A plain-English answer with the CPCB basis.
Short explainer
#EPR#PLASTIC#PACKAGING
Used by promoters preparing reports for MoEF&CC, SEIAA and State PCBs.
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Field Notes
EPR for Plastic Packaging in 2026: What Producers, Importers and Brand Owners Must Do Now
May 28, 2026 · 9 min read · Policy Desk
1,240 viewsThe revised guidelines tighten Category-wise obligations and recycling certificates. A field guide for compliance teams.
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Compliance9 min read
EPR for Plastic Packaging in 2026: What Producers, Importers and Brand Owners Must Do Now
The revised guidelines tighten Category-wise obligations and recycling certificates. A field guide for compliance teams.
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ESG7 min read
BRSR Core: The Nine Disclosures That Will Define Indian ESG Reporting
How SEBI's reasonable-assurance regime is reshaping board-level sustainability metrics for the top 1000 listed entities.
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Policy6 min read
Reading the New SPCB Renewal Regime: A State-by-State Outlook
Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat are diverging on renewal timelines. What that means for project pipelines.
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Policy6 min read
Tyre Waste EPR in India: Registration, Targets, and Compliance Essentials
India’s Tyre Waste EPR framework requires producers, importers and recyclers to meet registration, recycling targets and reporting obligations. Here’s what businesses need to know.
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Policy6 min read
Construction and Demolition Waste: Recycling Mandates and Compliance for Developers
Construction and Demolition Waste: Recycling Mandates and Compliance for Developers. Learn the latest rules, recycling targets, documentation, and compliance steps for projects.
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Policy6 min read
EPR for Packaging Rules 2026: Compliance Guide for Brand Owners and E-Commerce
EPR Packaging Rules 2026: A practical guide for brand owners and e-commerce businesses to understand targets, registration, reporting, recycling obligations, and penalties.
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Policy6 min read
EPR Meets Circular Economy: Designing Products for Compliance and Sustainability
Explore how EPR and circular design can help businesses reduce waste, meet compliance requirements, and create sustainable products built for a resource-efficient future.
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Policy5 min read
Single-Use Plastic Ban Enforcement 2026: A Compliance Guide for Restaurants and FMCG
Single-use plastic enforcement is tightening in 2026. This guide helps restaurants and FMCG businesses understand banned items, compliance duties, and practical steps to reduce risk.
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Policy6 min read
EPR Certificate Trading: How India's New Plastic Credit Exchange System Works
India’s new EPR certificate exchange is turning plastic waste compliance into a market. Here’s how certificate trading can help businesses meet targets, manage costs and support recycling.
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Policy6 min read
Air Pollution and Maternal Health: What New Research Means for Urban Policy
New research links urban air pollution to serious maternal and pregnancy risks, highlighting the need for stronger, science-based policies to protect mothers and babies.
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Policy6 min read
BRSR Compliance 2026: A Practical Guide for Indian Companies and Their Value Chains
BRSR Compliance 2026 goes beyond reporting, helping Indian companies and value chains meet SEBI requirements, strengthen ESG practices, and improve transparency and accountability.
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Policy6 min read
HSPCB Dust Portal: A Compliance Guide for Haryana Construction Projects
Haryana construction projects must manage dust emissions through the HSPCB Dust Portal. Learn the registration, monitoring, reporting and compliance requirements to avoid penalties.
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Policy5 min read
How Indian SMEs Can Prepare for Supply-Chain Disclosure
Indian SMEs can stay competitive by improving supply-chain transparency, ESG reporting, supplier due diligence, and data management to meet growing global disclosure requirements.
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Policy5 min read
From Reactive Relief to Proactive Restoration: Rethinking India's Climate Strategy
India must shift from reactive disaster relief to proactive climate restoration, investing in resilient ecosystems, adaptation, and long-term solutions to build a safer, climate-ready future.
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Policy6 min read
End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) Rules: Scrappage and EPR Compliance for the Auto Sector
ELV Rules are reshaping India’s auto sector through vehicle scrappage, recycling, and EPR compliance, pushing manufacturers toward sustainable practices and a circular automotive economy.
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Policy6 min read
Choosing a CPCB-Licensed Recycler: Due Diligence Tips to Protect Your Business
Choosing a CPCB-licensed recycler? Follow key due diligence steps to verify compliance, avoid legal risks, ensure proper waste handling, and protect your business from penalties.
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Policy5 min read
CBIC Customs and EPR: Why Plastic Resin Importers Risk Shipments Held at Port
CBIC customs checks and EPR compliance can delay plastic resin imports. Proper registration and documentation help avoid shipment holds, penalties, and costly port disruptions.
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Policy6 min read
CAQM Regulations 2026: What Delhi NCR Businesses Must Know About Air Quality Compliance
CAQM’s 2026 rules tighten air-quality compliance across Delhi-NCR, requiring businesses to control emissions, manage dust, meet pollution norms and prepare for stricter inspections and enforcement.
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Research5 min read
Olive Ridley Conservation: How Plastic Pollution Threatens India's Coastal Wildlife
Plastic pollution, ghost nets and habitat loss threaten Olive Ridley turtles. Declining nesting numbers highlight the urgent need to protect India’s coastal ecosystems.
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Policy6 min read
CPCB Battery Recycling Guidelines 2026: What Lead Acid and Lithium-ion Recyclers Must Now Build, Monitor and Report
The CPCB’s July 2026 battery recycling guidelines consolidate plant, pollution control, emission, and reporting requirements for lead-acid and lithium-ion recyclers under the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022.
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Policy6 min read
NCR Truck and Bus EV Incentive Scheme: What the 2026 Transport Policy Means for Your Fleet
: The NCR Truck and Bus EV Incentive Scheme can help fleet operators offset the cost of replacing older diesel vehicles before the 2026 phase-out through financial incentives and lower operating costs.
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Research7 min read
EC Compliance for Group Housing Projects: Avoiding Show-Cause Notices
EC compliance for group housing projects is where most SCN begin. Learn the half-yearly reporting gaps, evidentiary failures and stale citations that reviewing officers flag — and how to close them before you file
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Compliance5 min read
EC Compliance Scrutiny: Common Deficiencies That Get Reports Returned for Rectification or Gets Issued Deficiency Letters
Learn the contradictions, evasions, deferred obligations, stale citations, and evidentiary gaps that reviewing officers flag most often — and how to catch them before you file.
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Research6 min read
Delhi Air Pollution: Causes, Health Impact and Solutions
Delhi can improve its air quality, but success depends on sustained political commitment, transparent monitoring and accountability.
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Policy4 min read
El Niño and India: A Stress Test for Our Infrastructure
El Niño can disrupt India’s monsoon, agriculture, water and power systems, exposing infrastructure gaps and deepening risks for farmers, workers and low-income communities.
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Checklists, explainers and practical tools built from consulting work.
Checklist · Compliance
EPR Plastic Packaging: Producer Compliance Checklist
Step-by-step quarterly checklist for Category I-IV producers and brand owners.
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Law Explainer · Compliance
SPCB Approvals: A Practical Explainer
State pollution-control approvals in plain English — categories, validity periods, and renewal planning.
760 viewsOpen guide
Compliance Guide · Reporting
BRSR Core: A Boardroom Reading Guide
Nine attributes, the assurance regime, and where boards get blindsided.
710 viewsOpen guide
Best Guide · Sustainability
Carbon Accounting 101: Scope 1, 2, 3 for Indian Operations
Inventory boundaries, GHG Protocol mapping, and India-specific emission factors.
590 viewsOpen guide
Best Guide · Compliance
E-Waste Recycler Due Diligence Framework
How to evaluate registered recyclers, audit certificates, and chain-of-custody.
530 viewsOpen guide
FAQ · Compliance
SPCB Renewal Planning: 18 Questions We Hear Every Quarter
FAQs across the most common renewal pitfalls for industrial units.
420 viewsOpen guide
Download · Sustainability
Net-Zero Roadmap Template for Indian Manufacturers
Downloadable spreadsheet template for MACC analysis and target sequencing.
380 viewsOpen guide
Best Guide · Policy
Environmental Policy Horizon: What to Watch in 2026-27
The notifications, drafts and amendments most likely to land within 18 months.
350 viewsOpen guide
Recently notified
Fresh notifications and draft changes that may need immediate review before the next compliance cycle.
New / CPCB10 May 2026
CPCB Guidelines on Recycler Audit Methodology v2.1
Standardised audit checklist for registered plastic and e-waste recyclers; quarterly returns now machine-readable.
View updateNew / SPCB19 Apr 2026
Karnataka SPCB Compliance Renewal Process — Digital Portal v3
New digital portal with mandatory geo-tagging and consolidated annual returns.
View updateDraft / MoEFCC03 Apr 2026
E-Waste Management Rules — Draft Amendment 2026
Draft expansion of producer responsibility to include large household appliances; comments invited until 2026-07-01.
View update
New / CPCB21 Mar 2026
Continuous Emissions Monitoring System — Reporting Format Update
Revised XML schema for CEMS data submission with new parameters for selected industrial categories.
View updateRegulatory Horizon
Recent notifications, drafts and amendments distilled for decision-makers.
Plastic WasteMoEFCC
Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2026
Tightens Category-III recycling obligations and introduces revised credit trading mechanism for plastic packaging EPR.
View updateEPRCPCB
CPCB Guidelines on Recycler Audit Methodology v2.1
Standardised audit checklist for registered plastic and e-waste recyclers; quarterly returns now machine-readable.
View updateESG RegulationsSEBI
SEBI Circular on BRSR Core Assurance — Clarifications
Addresses assurance scope for top-1000 listed entities and timeline for value-chain disclosures.
View updateRegulatory ComplianceSPCB
Karnataka SPCB Compliance Renewal Process — Digital Portal v3
New digital portal with mandatory geo-tagging and consolidated annual returns.
View updateBattery WasteMoEFCC
Battery Waste Management Rules — EPR Targets FY 2026-27
Revised collection targets for portable, industrial, EV, and automotive battery streams.
View updateE-WasteMoEFCC
E-Waste Management Rules — Draft Amendment 2026
Draft expansion of producer responsibility to include large household appliances; comments invited until 2026-07-01.
View updateAir PollutionCPCB
Continuous Emissions Monitoring System — Reporting Format Update
Revised XML schema for CEMS data submission with new parameters for selected industrial categories.
View update
Water PollutionSPCB
Maharashtra SPCB — Bulk Consumer Water Discharge Norms
Revised TDS and BOD norms for bulk consumers above 100 KLD; transition window of 9 months.
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