{"id":334281,"date":"2024-11-01T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T06:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=334281"},"modified":"2024-11-01T12:33:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T07:03:11","slug":"legislation-roundup-october-2024-legal-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/11\/01\/legislation-roundup-october-2024-legal-update\/","title":{"rendered":"LEGISLATION ROUNDUP OCTOBER 2024: Rules to regulate use of biological resources; relief to taxpayers with old tax obligations; President\u2019s rule revoked in J&amp;K; &amp; more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<h4 style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(to left, #FFFFFF, rgb(121, 164, 210));\">MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">MoEF notifies Ecomark Rules 2024 to differentiate products having lesser adverse effects on environment<\/p>\n<p style=\"\">On 26-9-2024, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the Ecomark Rules, 2024 to label the products that have lesser adverse impact on the environment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%; font-weight: bold; text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/10\/02\/moef-notifies-ecomark-rules-2024-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">MoEF notifies rules to monitor and regulate the use of biological resources<\/p>\n<p style=\"\">On 22-10-2024, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the Biological Diversity Rules, 2024 to monitor and regulate the use of biological resources and knowledge associated with it. 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