Empowering Rural Communities: Embracing Green Waste Tech in India
- Rural communities face serious waste mismanagement practices due to the lack of formal waste management systems and/or poor access.
- These include open dumping of waste material, open burning of e-waste, dumping in rivers and plastic pollution etc.
- Bridging the urban-rural socio-economic gap and ensuring equitable resource distribution is critical to achieving a circular economy transition and the net zero targets by 2070.
- Open burning of agricultural residues, e-waste, and plastics; inefficient waste management systems; Limited infrastructure; resources, and lack of awareness are the some barriers in the adoption of Green Technologies in rural areas.
- 'Smart waste management systems' (SWMS) include ultrasonic sensors, solar-powered ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
To get access to detailed content
Already a Member? Login here
Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material since 2018 of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Govt. Magazines Exam Pointers
- 1 Empowering India's Future
- 2 PM-KUSUM: Empowering Farmers with Solar Energy Solutions
- 3 The National Solar Mission: Progress, Challenges, and the Path for Renewable Energy by 2030
- 4 The Perform, Achieve, and Trade (PAT) Scheme
- 5 Smart Cities Mission and the Role of Energy Efficiency in Urban Development
- 6 Scope & Opportunities for Renewable Energy in Rural India
- 7 Green Hydrogen: India’s Path to a Sustainable Energy Future
- 8 Fruit Based Farming Systems for Improved Income and Livelihood
- 9 Clean Plant Programme Revolutionizing Indian Horticulture
- 10 A Sip of Pollution: The Toxic Convenience of Bottled Water