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IIT-Delhi
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IIT-Mumbai
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IIT-Kolkata
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IIT-Madras
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, India currently generates 62 million tons of waste (both recyclable and non–recyclable) every year, with an average annual growth rate of 4%. Solid waste, plastic waste and E-waste are the principal waste materials.
Detailed explanation-2: -The long-term goal is to create circular economic models for waste management, leveraging big data analytics and frontier technologies to streamline waste in India. Under the initiative, a waste to wealth programme management centre will also be set up at IIT Delhi.
Detailed explanation-3: -The concept of waste to wealth which is the transformation of waste from an exhausted utility to a valuable commodity as a mechanism for effective solid waste management is yet to be properly… Expand.