India Establishes New Legal Framework for E-Waste Management (Updated on Nov 2, 2022)

Updates: On November 2, 2022, India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) issued E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022. Compared with the Draft, the Rules supplemented the requirement for management of solar photo-voltaic modules or panels or cells. In addition, there are several adjustments in Schedule III and a Schedule V is added to specify authorities and corresponding duties. The Rules comes into force on April 1, 2023.