Asia: Environment

India's Ministry of Environment proposes significant amendments to the Ecomark Rules, 2024, introducing stringent environmental criteria across six product categories including paints, batteries, paper, wood products...

Customers, investors, regulators, lenders, and supply chain partners are increasingly scrutinizing how organizations manage ESG-related issues. Climate change, resource scarcity, biodiversity loss, human rights concerns, circular economy requirements, and governance failures are no longer viewed as peripheral sustainability topics. They have become core business risks.

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The interface between administrative authorization and criminal jurisdiction under special environmental statutes presents recurring challenges for trial courts and appellate forums alike.

China's Maritime Code underwent its first comprehensive revision in over 30 years, introducing significant changes including expanded coverage of domestic coastal shipping, a new chapter on ship oil pollution liability, enhanced crew labor protections, and provisions for electronic transport records. The revision substantially raises liability limits for passenger transport and maritime claims while aligning with international conventions and addressing modern shipping digitalization needs.

严格的行刑衔接规则，显著提高了环境违法的制度成本与法律风险。对于排污企业及相关专业服务机构而言，环境违法行为不仅面临行政处罚，更

India's Ministry of Environment proposes significant amendments to the Ecomark Rules, 2024, introducing stringent environmental criteria across six product categories including paints, batteries, paper, wood products...

India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme establishes distinct market segments for obligated and non-obligated entities, but the regulatory framework leaves critical ambiguities about whether carbon credits can be traded across these boundaries.

China has enacted the world's first Ecological Environment Code, a comprehensive legal framework integrating over 30 environmental laws into a unified system. This landmark legislation establishes systematic governance mechanisms for pollution prevention, ecological protection, and green development, fundamentally transforming how environmental compliance and enforcement operate across all sectors.

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, in its judgment dated June 9, 2026, addressed a compelling intersection of contempt jurisdiction...

India's Ministry of Environment proposes significant amendments to the Ecomark Rules, 2024, introducing stringent environmental criteria across six product categories including paints, batteries, paper, wood products...

Kazakhstan's new Water Code introduces stricter requirements for special water use permits starting January 2027, mandating comprehensive documentation including technical passports, measuring devices, and five-year plans for water loss reduction. Water users must demonstrate compliance with operational limits, implement best available technologies, and maintain proper monitoring systems...