Czech Framework on Circular Economy in early 2021
Engineers from the Czech Republic have helped the Indian industry build an industrial base, and more than 100 companies have been formed with Czech participation, says a Deputy Minister for European Union Affairs.
Highlighting this, Martina Tauberová, Deputy Minister, EU Affairs and Foreign Trade Ministry of Industry and Trade the Czech Republic, said, “India is one of the most important trade partners in Asia for her country.”
The Czech Framework on Circular Economy is expected to be adopted in early 2021 to define the national priorities and goals in this field.
Czech Government recognises the need for waste and has developed a sound waste management framework which includes the waste management plan and the prevention programme, she told the International Conference and Exhibition on Waste to Worth, organised in association with Technology Development Board (TDB) with the Czech Republic as a partner country on 30 Oct 2020.
Meanwhile, Prof K. Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government, has called for a need to change the attitude towards the environment to deal with waste in the country.
“A wake-up call for the common purpose would help in tackling this at a micro, meso and macro scale and in the next 2-5 years would see some extraordinary solutions,” he said.
“We are habituated to degradation of our environment and the waste that surrounds us,” he told the conference.
TDB Secretary Dr. Neeraj Sharma informed that 50-55 projects are already being run across the country with the help of various government departments.
Twenty-three areas have been identified by TDB where technology solutions, construction demonstration and key level interventions would be taken up, he disclosed.
TDB invited start-ups and SMEs to come forward for technology commercialization. Dr Sharma urged them to seek support from the TDB.
“While we have a long way to go, the “Swachh Bharat Mission” by the government has effectively implemented waste management practices, enhanced quality of life and most of all created new jobs and new products,” said P Paliannapan, Chairman, CII Task Force on Waste to Worth CEO, and Mahindra Waste to Energy Solutions Ltd.
It is encouraging to see that more industries are coming forward to implement waste management practices and reduce, reuse and recycle, said Hrishit Shroff, Vice-Chair, CII Task Force on Waste to Worth and Executive Director, Excel Industries Ltd.
The CII has initiatives encouraging industry for the adoption of innovative technologies and best practices in waste management and bringing in all players like technology providers, investors, waste management companies both national and international together to build a Clean India in a sustainable manner with the concept of 3R for managing waste effectively across the country, highlighted Chandrajit Banerjee, CII Director General.
The conference recognised 8 outstanding Indian companies with CII 3R Awards. The Awards are designed to recognise the efforts of companies which have set benchmarks in three areas: 1) managing waste generated by the industry due to their own activities; 2) creating mechanisms or products to ensure minimal waste at the user end; and 3) managing solid waste and other urban waste across the cities and towns of India. The winners of each category are:
The 1ST winner under the category of Excellence in 3R For Industry (Managing Own Waste) is Tata Steel and the 2nd winner is Mahindra Accelo.
The winner under the category of Excellence in Design, Innovation and Developing Product Generating Zero Waste at User End is Praj Industries.
Under the category of Excellence in Managing Municipal Solid Waste, the 1ST winner is ZIGMA and 2nd winner is Saahas Zero Waste.
The 1ST winner under the category of Excellence in Managing Plastic Waste is Nepra and 2nd winner is Sarthak.
The last category is Excellence in Managing E-Waste and the winner is Exigo Recycling. #environment #economy #technologies #pollution fiinews.com
