🔆Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022
✅ Why in News: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change published the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 to ensure environmentally sound management of waste batteries and replace the Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001.
▪️Batteries covered under the new rules:
✅Electric Vehicle batteries
✅Portable batteries
✅Automotive batterie
✅Industrial batteries
▪️Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022:
✅Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): Producers (including importers) of batteries are responsible for the collection and recycling/refurbishment of waste batteries and the use of recovered materials from waste into new batteries.
✅Mechanism of centralized online portal: For the exchange of EPR certificates between producers and recyclers/refurbishers to fulfil the obligations of producers.
✅Industries and entrepreneurship: Setting up of new industries and entrepreneurship in collection and recycling/refurbishment of waste batteries.
✅Mandatory minimum percentage of recovery of materials from waste batteries: It will bring new technologies and investment in the recycling and refurbishment industry and create new business opportunities.
✅Online registration & reporting, auditing, and a committee: To monitor and implement rules and to take measures required for removal of difficulties.
✅Polluter Pays Principle : Environmental compensation will be imposed for non-fulfilment of Extended Producer Responsibility targets, responsibilities and obligations set out in the rules.
✅Utilization of funds: The funds collected under environmental compensation shall be utilized in collection and refurbishing or recycling of uncollected and non-recycled waste batteries.
✅Basel Convention : It Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
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✅ Why in News: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change published the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 to ensure environmentally sound management of waste batteries and replace the Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001.
▪️Batteries covered under the new rules:
✅Electric Vehicle batteries
✅Portable batteries
✅Automotive batterie
✅Industrial batteries
▪️Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022:
✅Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): Producers (including importers) of batteries are responsible for the collection and recycling/refurbishment of waste batteries and the use of recovered materials from waste into new batteries.
✅Mechanism of centralized online portal: For the exchange of EPR certificates between producers and recyclers/refurbishers to fulfil the obligations of producers.
✅Industries and entrepreneurship: Setting up of new industries and entrepreneurship in collection and recycling/refurbishment of waste batteries.
✅Mandatory minimum percentage of recovery of materials from waste batteries: It will bring new technologies and investment in the recycling and refurbishment industry and create new business opportunities.
✅Online registration & reporting, auditing, and a committee: To monitor and implement rules and to take measures required for removal of difficulties.
✅Polluter Pays Principle : Environmental compensation will be imposed for non-fulfilment of Extended Producer Responsibility targets, responsibilities and obligations set out in the rules.
✅Utilization of funds: The funds collected under environmental compensation shall be utilized in collection and refurbishing or recycling of uncollected and non-recycled waste batteries.
✅Basel Convention : It Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
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Government notifies Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India published the Battery Waste
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🔆Important channels:
✅6 deg. channel: Separates Nicobar & Sumatra (Indonesia).
✅8 deg. channel: Separates Lakshadweep and Maldives.
✅9 deg. channel: Separates Minicoy & other Lakshadweep islands.
✅10 deg. channel: Separates Andaman & Nicobar.
✅11 deg. channel: In Lakshadweep, separated Amini & Cannanore.
✅Duncan Channel: Separates South Andaman & Little Andaman.
✅Coco Channel: Separates Andaman and Coco island (Myanmar).
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✅6 deg. channel: Separates Nicobar & Sumatra (Indonesia).
✅8 deg. channel: Separates Lakshadweep and Maldives.
✅9 deg. channel: Separates Minicoy & other Lakshadweep islands.
✅10 deg. channel: Separates Andaman & Nicobar.
✅11 deg. channel: In Lakshadweep, separated Amini & Cannanore.
✅Duncan Channel: Separates South Andaman & Little Andaman.
✅Coco Channel: Separates Andaman and Coco island (Myanmar).
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List of Parties established by Dr. Ambedkar:
▪️Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha 1924
▪️Independent Labor Party 1936
▪️All India SC Federation 1942
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▪️Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha 1924
▪️Independent Labor Party 1936
▪️All India SC Federation 1942
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🔆REGULATING ACT OF 1773
✅Governor-General of Bengal: The Act designated the Governor of Bengal as the ‘Governor-General of Bengal’ and created an Executive Council of four members to assist him.
✅Control over Bombay and Madras Presidencies: The Act subordinated the governors of Bombay and Madras
presidencies to the governor-general of Bengal.
✅Establishment of Supreme Court: The Act established a Supreme Court at Calcutta in 1774
✅Significance: The Act is significant as it recognized the political and administrative functions of the Company for the first time, and laid the foundation for central administration in India.
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✅Governor-General of Bengal: The Act designated the Governor of Bengal as the ‘Governor-General of Bengal’ and created an Executive Council of four members to assist him.
✅Control over Bombay and Madras Presidencies: The Act subordinated the governors of Bombay and Madras
presidencies to the governor-general of Bengal.
✅Establishment of Supreme Court: The Act established a Supreme Court at Calcutta in 1774
✅Significance: The Act is significant as it recognized the political and administrative functions of the Company for the first time, and laid the foundation for central administration in India.
#prelims
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🔆IMPORTANT COMMITEES in the Indian Economic system:
1. Urjit Patel Committee : To examine the current monetary policy framework
2. Vaghul Committee : For Money Market In India
3. Rattan P Watal Committee ; To boost digital payment system in India
4. Raghuram Rajan Committee : For Financial Sector Reforms
5. Raja Chelliah Committee : For Tax Reforms
6. Rakesh Mohan Committee : Small Savings
7. Naresh Chandra committee : For 14 member task force on security issues
8. P J Nayak Committee : Governance of Boards of Bank in India
9. Parthasarathi Shome : For Tax Administration Reform Commission
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#Prelims
1. Urjit Patel Committee : To examine the current monetary policy framework
2. Vaghul Committee : For Money Market In India
3. Rattan P Watal Committee ; To boost digital payment system in India
4. Raghuram Rajan Committee : For Financial Sector Reforms
5. Raja Chelliah Committee : For Tax Reforms
6. Rakesh Mohan Committee : Small Savings
7. Naresh Chandra committee : For 14 member task force on security issues
8. P J Nayak Committee : Governance of Boards of Bank in India
9. Parthasarathi Shome : For Tax Administration Reform Commission
#quick_revision
#Prelims
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