NPC Signs Agreement with Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to act as Environment Audit Designated Agency

• National Productivity Council (NPC) signed an Agreement with MoEF&CC to function as the Environment Audit Designated Agency (EADA) under the Environment Audit Rules, 2025.
• Marks the operational rollout of a third-party environmental audit regime in India, shifting compliance from self-declaration to certified independent auditors.
• Examinable as: (i) institutional change in environmental governance, (ii) inter-ministerial convergence (Commerce & Industry × Environment), (iii) "ease of doing business" + "trust-based governance" reform.