<h1>India Proposes New Rules for Ammonium Nitrate; Classifies It as Explosive Under Explosives Act, 1884. Feedback Invited.</h1> The Indian government has issued draft rules to regulate Ammonium Nitrate, classifying it as an explosive under the Explosives Act, 1884. This classification applies to substances with more than 45% Ammonium Nitrate, excluding certain fertilizers. The draft rules aim to ensure safe manufacturing, transport, storage, sale, use, and import/export of Ammonium Nitrate. Stakeholders are invited to provide feedback on these rules, published in the Gazette of India, before finalization. Comments can be submitted to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry's Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.