Methods of MSW Disposal and Hazardous Waste Components

Article 29

Article 15(4)

Educational and economic interests of the weaker sections

<p>Article 23</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Article 350</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hydrology is the study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water throughout the Earth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Article 24</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some water-borne diseases are Typhoid, Cholera, Paratyphoid Fever, Dysentery, Jaundice, and Malaria.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Water pollution refers to the changes in physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of water.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Groundwater contamination occurs when man-made products like gasoline, oil, road salts, and chemicals seep into the groundwater.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Minamata disease was first discovered in Minamata city in Japan in 1956, caused by the release of methylmercury in industrial wastewater.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The two main sources of water pollution are point source and non-point source pollution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Art. 164 (1)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1976</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>July 11</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Conservation of forests</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prevention of atrocities against SCs and STs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Extends Panchayatiraj to Scheduled Areas</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sustainability refers to meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An ecosystem consists of all living organisms in a particular area as well as the nonliving, physical components of the environment. The function of an ecosystem involves the interactions between living organisms and their environment, including energy flow and nutrient cycling.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Examples of natural resources include land, water, energy sources (renewable and non-renewable), forests, biodiversity, and tribal populations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Deforestation leads to loss of biodiversity, soil erosion, desertification, and negatively affects tribal populations dependent on forests for their livelihood. It also contributes to climate change.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hazardous waste is waste that is dangerous or potentially harmful to our health or the environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Examples of aquatic ecosystems include ponds, streams, lakes, rivers, oceans, and estuaries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Heavy metals (Arsenic, Nickel, Chromium, Cadmium, lead, manganese, mercury), hydrocarbons (Benzene, Vinyl chloride), pesticides, organic chemicals (Dioxin).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>E-waste describes discarded electrical or electronic devices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fermentation, pyrolysis, gasification, composting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sugar bagasses, molasses, yeast biomass, wood wastes, milk cream, animal excreta, pulp wastes, fruits, vegetables, and electronic waste.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sanitary landfills are designed to handle non-hazardous waste in a way that minimizes environmental impact.</p> Signup and view all the answers