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  "slug": "india-dot-emf-norms",
  "name": "India DoT base-station EMF norms (1/10th of ICNIRP)",
  "summary": "India enforces base-station exposure limits set at one tenth of the ICNIRP 1998 power-density reference levels, effective 1 September 2012 and applied as a telecom licence condition.",
  "status": "verified",
  "lastVerified": "2026-08-12",
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    "aliases": [
      "India EMF limits",
      "DoT EMF norms",
      "Tarang Sanchar limits",
      "1/10th ICNIRP"
    ],
    "organization": "Department of Telecommunications, Government of India",
    "edition": "effective 1 September 2012; limits restated 2013",
    "jurisdiction": [
      "IN"
    ],
    "kind": "regulatory",
    "scope": "Applies to base-station (BTS) emissions, not to handsets, and is enforced through access-service licence conditions with self-certification, TERM Cell audits and penalties. India adopted the ICNIRP 1998 levels in 2008 and then reduced the base-station allowance to one tenth of them on the recommendation of an inter-ministerial committee. Handset SAR is regulated separately at 1.6 W/kg over 1 g.",
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      "minHz": 400000000,
      "maxHz": 300000000000
    }
  },
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      "id": "india-tarang-norms",
      "title": "EMF radiation norms (Tarang Sanchar portal)",
      "publisher": "Department of Telecommunications, Government of India",
      "url": "https://tarangsanchar.gov.in/EMFPortalHi/DoT/EMFRadiationNorms",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "retrieved": "2026-08-12"
    },
    {
      "id": "india-dgt-emf",
      "title": "Public awareness — EMF exposure limits from mobile towers",
      "publisher": "Directorate General of Telecommunications, Government of India",
      "url": "https://dgtelecom.gov.in/public-awareness/",
      "year": 2013,
      "kind": "government",
      "retrieved": "2026-08-12"
    }
  ],
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