CSE · GS-3Official PYQ · CSE 2026 · Q17Environment · Environment & Pollution · 15 marks · 250 words
English
What are the challenges to solid waste management in India? Discuss the governmental policy framework on solid waste management. Discuss the success/failure cases of Delhi and Indore cities highlighting the salient feature of their solid waste management initiatives.
हिन्दी
भारत में ठोस अपशिष्ट प्रबंधन में क्या चुनौतियाँ हैं? ठोस अपशिष्ट प्रबंधन पर सरकारी नीति फ्रेमवर्क की चर्चा कीजिए। ठोस अपशिष्ट प्रबंधन पहलों की मुख्य विशेषताओं पर प्रकाश डालते हुए दिल्ली और इन्दौर शहरों के सफलता/विफलता मामलों की चर्चा कीजिए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2026. Source
Syllabus
Environment · Environment & Pollution
Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
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