DoE asks schools to conduct activities on elimination of single-use plastic
The Delhi government has listed activities like speech on innovative ideas for plastic waste managements, poster making, etc. to be done in online mode.
Press Trust of India | August 23, 2021 | 11:13 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has directed its schools to conduct a series of activities as part of a comprehensive action plan on elimination of single-use plastic.
From taking a pledge to giving speech on innovative ideas for plastic waste managements, poster making and essay writing, the Directorate of Education (DoE) has listed various activities which will be conducted on online mode till schools are closed in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in order to tackle the menace of plastic waste, had notified the Plastic Waste Management Rules in March 2016. The rules make source segregation of various types of waste mandatory. The ambition is to follow a waste-to-wealth pathway via recovery, reuse and recycling. "The rules also introduce Extended Producer Responsibility, as an environment policy instrument, and assign the physical, financial and environmental responsibility to producers, brand owners and importers of plastic. Under the rubric of the extended producer responsibility there is need to work with all stakeholders including local bodies, informal sector, etc.," the DoE said in a communication to government schools.
Also Read | Delhi government school to be renamed after Olympic medal winner Ravi Dahiya: Sisodia
The Directorate said that in this connection the modalities for preparation of the comprehensive action plan and to generate awareness and capacity building by development of a public movement by engaging with NCC, NSS and school students. "A consolidated report of activities conducted is to be maintained by district coordinators," the DoE added.
Write to us at news@careers360.com .
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Featured News
]- Education ministry:1.65 crore non-literates register on ULLAS portal, less than half clear literacy test
- Over 5,000 teaching vacancies, 2,000 unfilled reserved posts in central universities: Education ministry
- Delay in NTA exam payments due to ‘late submission’ of bills, education ministry tells Lok Sabha
- Maharashtra NEET UG Counselling: MBBS aspirant moves HC against medical college for ‘overcharging’
- Education ministry, World Bank report flags skills gap; BFSI, digital media ‘must be top priority for schools
- Study Abroad: New Zealand revises post-study work visa rules for international postgraduate students
- Maharashtra Election 2024: State’s job scheme stumbles; just 21% apprentice placements in private firms
- ‘First-of-its-kind’: IIT Madras, IIM Udaipur, IIIT Nagpur hostels to be built in PPP-mode
- IIM Calcutta, Delhi, XLRI: How management schools are planning new ways to improve NIRF ranking in research
- Study Abroad: India beats China in race for US education, leads with 3.31 lakh students, says report