National Webinar on Solid and e-Waste Management organised by the Department of School Education & Literacy

India, Sept. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

A National Webinar on Solid and e-Waste Management was organised today in New Delhi, by the Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL), Union Ministry of Education, as a lead-up to Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 and Special Campaign 6.0.

Secretary, DoSEL, Shri T. K. Anil Kumar, highlighted the vision of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 towards inculcating environmental awareness and responsible citizenship among school students. He informed that under Special Campaign 5.0, around one lakh school students collected over 4,000 kgs of e-waste, across 10 cities in four States and one Union Territory. He added that effective implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules 2...