India's progress on Strategic Approach to International Chemical Management-2020

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Toxics Link has developed this report to highlight the current developments in SAICM and how far the world has progressed in addressing the challenges of emerging chemical safety issues. Furthermore, the report has also highlighted the initiatives in India towards chemical management, while also outlining some of the gaps in successfully implementing the SAICM in India. The report has also tried to establish the linkages of chemical management and the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and has proposed some effective approaches towards SAICM beyond 2020.