Recycling Current Affairs, GK & News
Solar Waste Handling in India
While India’s solar power capacity is increasing, the country does not have a proper policy on managing the waste that is being generated from solar panels and its manufacturing process. Overview: Currently, India considers solar waste as a part of its generated electronic waste and thus doesn’t account for it independently. Also, the nation doesn’t ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: E-Waste • India solar energy • National Solar Mission • One Grid • One Sun • One World • Recycling • Solar Energy
DRDO Biodigester Mk II technology in metro rail
The Defence Research and Development Organisation recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Maha Metro. Maha Metro is Maharashtra metro rail Corporation. It is a joint venture company of the Government of India and Government of Maharashtra. What are the key features of the agreement? The agreement will render technical support to implement the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022 • Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: biodigester • Dal Lake • DRDO • Indian Railway • maharashtra metro corporation • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) • Metro Rail • Recycling
Light House Project
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently laid the foundation of the Light House Project in six states. Where are the Light House Projects being implemented? The Light House Projects are to be implemented in Agartala (Tripura), Ranchi (Jharkhand), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Rajkot (Gujarat) and Chennai (Tamil Nadu) under the Global Housing Technology Challenge-India. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022 • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: BPL Households • light house project • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs • PM Modi • Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana • Recycling
European Union bans Export of Plastic Waste to poor countries
The European Union recently announced that it is to completely ban the exports of unsorted plastic to poor countries. The new rules of the European Union will amend the 2006 Waste Shipment Regulation. The new rules are to ban the exports to less industrialised nations outside OECD. Highlights The new rules are a part of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Basel Convention • Basel Convention on the Control Of Hazardous Wastes • European Union (EU) • Hazardous waste • OECD • Plastic Waste • Plastic Waste Management • Recycling
Project to indigenize Li-ion battery technology for EVs
The IIT Hyderabad incubated start up Pure EV has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CSIR-Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI). Under the agreement, the start up and CSIR are to undertake joint research to develop Lithium-Ion Battery technology for electric vehicles. This will help to indigenize Lithium-ion technology. Currently, India is importing Lithium cells ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022 • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Electric vehicles • Fame Phase-II • FAME-II • India-China Trade Deficit • lithium ion cell • Lithium-ion batteries • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) • production linked incentive scheme • Recycling
What is India-Australia Circular Economy Hackathon?
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is an initiative set up by NITI Aayog. AIM has collaboration with Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). It will conduct a two-day hackathon on circular economy, ‘India-Australia Circular Economy Hackathon (I-ACE)’, in December 2020. What are the Key themes of the India-Australia Circular Economy Hackathon? The Key themes ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Circular economy • E-Waste • Hackathon • India-Australia • national productivity council • Recycling • waste to wealth