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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Union Minister that notified new Plastic Waste Management Rules to curb over 6000 tonnes of uncollected plastic waste generated daily by industries
A
Health & Family Welfare
B
Commerce and Industry
C
Environment, Forest and Climate Change
D
Chemicals and Fertilizers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -CPCB | Central Pollution Control Board.

Detailed explanation-2: -state Pollution control Board (sPcB)/ Pollution control committee (Pcc) shall be the authority for enforcement of the provisions of PWM Rules, 2016, relating to registration, manufacture of plastic products and multi-layered packaging, processing and disposal of plastic wastes.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Waste to Wealth Mission is one of the nine scientific missions of the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PMSTIAC). The mission is spearheaded by the office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA), Government of India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Therefore, to address the issue of scientific plastic waste management, the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 were notified in 2011, which included plastic waste management. The Government has notified the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 and amendments to it in 2018 and 2021.

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