E-wastes Current Affairs, GK & News
E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022
The Indian Government issued notification on E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, which will come to effect from next financial year. What is E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022? The E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 was published by the Ministry of Environment, forest and climate change on November 2, 2022. The new rules will come to effect from April 1, ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: E-Waste • E-waste collection mechanism • e-waste generation • E-wastes
Adoption of world’s first single charger rule
The European Parliament has approved the new rule to introduce single charging port for electronic gadgets by 2024 in the EU. Key facts The new EU law states that all new smartphones, tablets and camera will have a single standard charger. The new rules allow customers to choose between two chargers – one with and ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Apple Inc. • E-Waste • e-waste generation • E-wastes • Economy of the European Union • European Union
List of Contaminated Sites
According to the March update of the Central Pollution Control Board, there are 128 contaminated sites containing toxic and hazardous substances in India. States in the List According to the March update of the CPCB, West Bengal has the highest number of contaminates sites- has 27 such sites. Odisha has the next highest with 23 ..
Topics: Chromium Contamination • CPCB • E-wastes • Mecury Contamination • Pesticide Contamination