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Highlights of 30 January 2026 Current Affairs
- Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 replace the 2016 rules, introduce circular economy principles and Extended Producer Responsibility, and will be fully operational from 1 April 2026 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
- The new SWM framework mandates four-stream segregation at source, fixes clear criteria for bulk waste generators, enforces their direct responsibility, promotes RDF use, restricts landfilling, and introduces digital monitoring and environmental compensation for non-compliance.
- A global study warns that health impacts from plastic pollution may double between 2016 and 2040, with plastic production unlikely to peak before 2100 and global demand expected to double by 2050.
- Plastics across their lifecycle release pollutants linked to respiratory diseases, cancers, and endocrine disorders, while microplastics and nanoplastics have been detected in human tissues with emerging evidence of cellular and immune impacts.
- India is addressing plastic pollution through domestic measures such as bans on single-use plastics, Extended Producer Responsibility, plastic parks, and Swachh Bharat initiatives, alongside participation in global agreements and negotiations for a global plastics treaty.
- Scientific studies show that more than half of India’s major river deltas are sinking, with the Ganga–Brahmaputra among global hotspots and the Brahmani and Mahanadi deltas recording particularly high subsidence rates.
- Excessive groundwater extraction, land subsidence, and disruption of natural sediment supply due to dams and embankments are the main drivers of delta sinking, threatening densely populated and economically vital coastal regions.
- The government is strengthening monitoring and protection of vulnerable regions through integrated groundwater regulation, sustainable sediment management, and advanced technologies like InSAR for precise subsidence tracking.
- NITI Aayog’s Aspirational Districts Programme and Aspirational Blocks Programme are being accelerated through Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0 to achieve saturation of key development indicators using real-time data and competitive federalism.
- Recent governance and strategic developments include the President’s address outlining policy priorities, extension of the Gita Mittal Committee’s tenure for humanitarian relief in Manipur, tribute to Lala Lajpat Rai’s nationalist legacy, and an India–Russia agreement to manufacture SJ-100 regional aircraft in India.
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