The Inland Vessels (Prevention and Containment of Pollution) Rules, 2022
No inland vessel shall be issued with the Prevention of Pollution Certificate envisaged under the Act issued by the Designated Authority, unless such vessel complies with requirements and standards for pollution prevention and containment including the physical design of the inland vessel or facilities that the inland vessel shall carry, or those which are operational or procedural in nature, which the inland vessel is required to comply under these rules.
Central Motor Vehicles (Ninth Amendment) Rules, 2022
The amendment has revised the applicable emission limit for Non-Road Steady Cycle (NRSC) and Non-Road Transient Cycle (NRTC) test cycle.
Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance Base Premium and Liability) Rules, 2022
The rules lays down the base premium for third party insurance for unlimited liability for the various classes of vehicles.
Government of Maharashtra notifies Maharashtra Motor Vehicles (Draft Amendment) Rules, 2022.
A goods vehicle covered by national permit issued by any Regional Transport Authority or State Transport Authority other than in the State of Maharashtra shall not pick up or set down goods between two points in the State of Maharashtra.
Ministry of Ports issues guidelines for reviving stressed projects.
These guidelines will pave the way for resolution of the cases under arbitration. The port asset is likely to be put to use through re-bidding. This will definitely result in unlocking the blocked cargo handling capacity of approximately 27 MTPA thereby creating better trade opportunities for the prospective investors and Port Authority will start generating revenue.
The Central Motor Vehicles (Draft Amendment) Rules, 2021.
Trade certificate is necessary for those manufacturers of motor vehicles or dealers of motor vehicles or test agencies specified in rule 126 or importers of motor vehicles or any entity(s) specified by central government, who possess vehicles which are neither registered nor temporarily registered.
Ministry of Civil Aviation invites applications for Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for drones and drone components.
The eligibility criteria for the PLI scheme for drones and drone components includes an annual sales turnover of INR 2 crore for drone companies and INR 50 lacs for drone components manufacturers; and value addition of over 40% of sales turnover.
Draft Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2022
The Objections and suggestions to these draft rules, if any, may be sent through email: comments-morth@gov.in; within 30 days of notification.
Central government waives user fee for delayed national highway projects
The amendment provides that no user fee shall be levied for the delayed period between the Scheduled date of completion as per agreement and the date of actual completion of national highway project, if it is delayed. Any provisional completion of the project shall not be treated as completion of the project.
Draft Notification regarding requirement of prior Environmental Clearance (EC) for airport projects
It is clarified that Only expansion of terminal buildings >20,000 for airports shall require Environmental Clearance.
