About NCAP The National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was launched in 2019 by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to tackle the air pollution crisis in a comprehensive manner. NCAP envisaged a reduction by 20-30% in Particulate …
Context: The Lok Sabha passed the Water(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act, 2024 in February 2024. The legislation makes important changes to the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 …
Context The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has comprehensively revised the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 and notified the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 in November, 2022 and the same is in force since 1st April, 2023. These new rules …