GS-III: Economy, Environment, S&T
Waste management
Not met yet — counts as met once you answer a question on it.
Governed by the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, Plastic Waste Management Rules 2022, E-Waste (Management) Rules 2022, and Biomedical Waste Rules under the Environment Protection Act 1986, covering collection, segregation, composting, and landfill regulation. Anaerobic decomposition of food waste in landfills produces methane, which has 86× the global warming potential of CO₂ over 20 years, making improper disposal a direct climate-change driver. Rapid AI hardware obsolescence and short chip-replacement cycles are creating e-waste volumes far beyond conventional estimates, adding a new dimension to the regulatory challenge.