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Why The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization ?

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  For the purpose of regulating medications and cosmetics, the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and rules 1945 have given a variety of powers & responsibilities to the Central and state regulatory agencies. The CDSCO is constantly working to improve the consistency, accountability and transparency of in the field of health services.  Granting permits for specific specialized categories of crucial drugs, such as blood and blood products, intravenous fluids, vaccines, and sera, falls within the responsibility of the CDSCO.  Where are the CDSCO offices located? There are 6 zonal offices of CDSCO listed below: 1. NORTH ZONE: Ghaziabad 2. South Zone: Chennai  3. East Zone: Kolkata  4. West Zone: Mumbai  5. Hyderabad Zone 6. Ahmedabad Zone There are 7 sub-Zonal offices as well: 1. Bangalore 2. Varanasi 3. Goa 4. Indore 5. Guwahati 6. Jammu 7. Baddi CDSCO also has 13 port/airport Offices. These are: 1. Ahmedabad 2. Chennai port 3. Chennai Airport 4. Bangalore 5....

How to get MOEF permission for the import of used tyres?

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  In India, almost 300,000 tones of tyres are imported every year from across the world for recycling and disposal. One of the main reasons for importing these waste tyres is that they are a steady source of supply. Each day, on average India, the World produces 650,000 tyres and discards 275,000 tyres. The import of old & used tyres in India is a challenging procedure. Several agencies are involved in the process of import of such tyres in India. Since it is quite a daunting task for the overseas suppliers or the Indian Importer to keep a close eye on the latest policy landscape, beneath we have mentioned all the details regarding getting permission for the import of used tyres in India. The importers planning to import used tyres in India have to take permission from the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MOEF&CC) as these goods contain hazardous wastes. In India, the MOEF (Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change) is the licensing authori...