India ranks fifth in national contribution to warming: Study

GS Paper 3  Syllabus: Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation   Source: DTE  Context: According to a new study, India is responsible for 0.08 degrees Celsius of warming from the 1850s through 2021.    Overall findings: Contribution to warming: Ranking Of Countries as per their contribution to the Rise in temperature:   India-specific findings: Overall, India …

How to manage India’s solar PV waste problem?

GS Paper 3  Syllabus: Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation   Source: TH Context: Even while Indian policymakers are working hard to shift to a circular economy, there are still no defined guidelines for waste management in the solar photovoltaic (PV) sector. A typical PV panel is dominated by: Crystalline silicon (c-Si) technology → 93% of …