CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -India and Norway today agreed to jointly tackle concerns related to oceans, environment and climate matters.

Detailed explanation-2: -The August 2021 amendment prohibited the production, sale and use of single-use plastic after July 1, 2022. But the February 2022 amendment exempted plastic packaging that accounts for 59 per cent of plastic waste in India from the single-use plastic ban.

Detailed explanation-3: -India is a signatory to MARPOL (International Convention on Prevention of Marine Pollution).

Detailed explanation-4: -Ranjan said, “Apart from banning single-use plastic and microbeads, India has also taken steps to clean the coasts and make them plastic-free.” He said that this move (removing all the plastic litter across coasts) will further strengthen the conservation plan of the dolphins.”

Detailed explanation-5: -Most plastics in the ocean break up into very small particles. These small plastic bits are called “microplastics.” Other plastics are intentionally designed to be small. They’re called microbeads and are used in many health and beauty products. They pass unchanged through waterways into the ocean.