Industries will soon be able to secure all green clearances in one place with the Parivesh portal being refined, said Union Environment minister Bhupender Yadav. He was speaking at the 1st International Environment and Sustainability Summit Goa, 2023.
He said 11 lakh crore tonnes of E-Waste is being generated in India and the figure will rise by 20% next year.
Goa is actively working to set up a waste-to-energy plant and it has also started the process of creating a https://exam.pscnotes.com/green-Climate-fund”>Green Climate Fund, said Goas chief secretary Puneet Kumar Goel.
The states environment minister Nilesh Cabral said that only 5% of waste in Goa is going into landfills and the aim is to bring this Percentage down. He requested the Union minister to finalise at the earliest a policy to make manufacturers take responsibility for the waste generated from their products such as PET bottles, tetra packs and packaging.