Synopsis: In this article, we will discuss the e-waste generation in India, roles and responsibility of CPCB and actions needed by CPCB to manage it. Contents1 Introduction 2 What is the scale of e-waste generation in India?3 Who is responsible for managing e-waste in India? 4 What are shortcomings in e-waste management in India? 5 What are the… Continue reading How effective is CPCB in its management of e-waste?
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Use app to monitor COVID-19 biomedical waste, SC to civic bodies
News: The Supreme Court has made it mandatory for all municipal corporations and state pollution control boards to use the ‘COVID19BWM APP’ for tracking biomedical waste daily. Facts: COVID19BWM App: It is an application launched by the Central Pollution Control Board(CPCB) to track biomedical waste. It allows a generator of waste (urban local body in… Continue reading Use app to monitor COVID-19 biomedical waste, SC to civic bodies
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
CPCB The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is a statutory organization, constituted in 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. It is the apex organization in the country in the field of pollution control as a technical wing of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFC). It is also… Continue reading Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
