Management of Nuclear Waste in India High levels of radioactive waste are generated during reprocessing of spent fuel. Most of the radioactive isotopes in high-level waste emit large amounts of radiation and have long half-lives. The management of high-level waste in the Indian context is carr...
UPSC Civil Services Examination, Previous Year Questions (PYQs) Prelims Q. As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct? (2019) (a)Waste generator has to segregate waste into five categories. ...
Mostly, the Waste-to-energy plants have failed in India, but a step in the right direction is being taken to set up the defunct plants with compliance to NGT and environmental laws. Also read:SATAT Scheme for cleaner transportation fuel;Solid Waste Management;Solar Waste Management -Article wr...
This topic, ‘E-Waste’ is important for theIAS Examas it comes under the UPSC Mains GS-III paper. This article will hence talk in detail about E-waste and the E-Waste Management rules. What is E-waste in India? As India is the fifth largest E-waste producing country in the world,...
Poor storage facilities contribute to roughly 10% of total food grain losses in India, according to the Indian Grain Storage Management and Research Institute (IGSMRI). National Food Loss: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) estimates that India wastes 74 million tonnes of food each ...
Waste management in India Waste is majorly classified into- solid, e-waste, liquid, plastic, metal, and nuclear. These broadly fall into dry (non-biodegradable) and wet (biodegradable) waste. The urban local bodies (ULBs) are responsible for the collection, transportation, disposal, and segrega...