Q. ‘Sṛjanam’ is a:

[A] A robotic system designed for industrial waste recycling in manufacturing plants.

[B] A portable device for treating household organic waste through composting.

[C] A water purification system developed for rural areas to provide clean drinking water.

[D] An automated rig developed to convert biomedical waste into soil additives.

Answer: D
Notes:

Explanation – ‘Sṛjanam’ is an automated biomedical waste conversion rig developed by the CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST). It disinfects pathogenic medical waste and converts it into superior soil additives, addressing the challenge of managing India’s biomedical waste. It is India’s first indigenous Automated Biomedical Waste Treatment Rig.

Source: AIR

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