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,...
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. ...
(2) ⇒ UPSC 2026: Prelims cum Mains (3) ⇒ UPSC 2027 Prelims cum Mains Tip: Know more about ClearIAS Courses (Online/Offline) In 2016, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) notified the new Solid Waste Management Rules (SWM), 2016 that replaced the Muni...
Public acceptance of nuclear energy largely depends on the public assurance of safe management of radioactive wastes. Not all nuclear wastes are particularly hazardous or difficult to manage as compared to other toxic industrial wastes. Radioactive wastes are generated during various operations of the ...