Q. Consider the following:
1.Solar panels 2.Wind and hydropower units
3.Fly ash bricks
4.Textile units
5.Pulp and paper mills According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB),
how many of the above industries are classified as least polluting?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanations – The government has decided that 39 types of industries no longer need to get permission from State Pollution Control Boards to operate. These include manufacturing units of solar cells and modules, wind and hydel power units; fly ash bricks or block manufacturing; and leather cutting and stitching; and those assembling, repairing and servicing air-coolers and air-conditioners. All of these sectors are in the “white category” of industries, meaning they are the least polluting in nature, by a 2016 classification by the Central Pollution Control Board.
Source: The Hindu
