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Topic 225 · Environment, Climate & Biodiversity

Solid Waste Management Rules 2026 and tar-ball draft

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA

Core Trigger: The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 were notified on 27 January 2026 and took effect on 1 April 2026, replacing the 2016 rules.
Key Rule: Four-stream segregation is mandatory: wet, dry, sanitary and special care waste.
Judicial Step: Justices Pankaj Mithal and S.V.N. Bhatti directed delegating Section 5 powers to District Collectors (reported 6 May 2026).
Key Numbers: Bulk generators: 20,000 sq m floor area, 40,000 litres of water a day or 100 kg of waste a day.
Data Point: Refuse Derived Fuel use by solid-fuel industries must rise from 5% to 15% over six years.
Stakeholders: The CPCB frames compensation guidelines and runs the online portal; State boards levy compensation.
India Link: A first draft Tar-balls Management Rules, reported on 6 April 2026, proposes polluter-pays compensation from oil facilities.
Venue: India's west coast, Gujarat to Goa, is worst hit by tar balls, mainly April-September.
Parent Law: The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 is the parent law of the rules.
Landmark: Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action v Union of India (13 February 1996) applied polluter pays; Vellore Citizens (28 August 1996) added precaution.
Articles: Section 5 of the Act allows binding directions, including stopping water or electricity; Article 51A(g) makes protecting the environment a duty.
Definition: Polluter pays means whoever causes pollution bears the cost of compensation and restoration.

Question 1 of 10

The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 took effect on which date?

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Answer: (B) 1 April 2026

Core Trigger: The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 were notified on 27 January 2026 and took effect on 1 April 2026, replacing the 2016 rules.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 225, point 1

Question 2 of 10

Four-stream segregation covers wet, dry, sanitary and which other waste?

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Answer: (B) Special care waste

Key Rule: Four-stream segregation is mandatory: wet, dry, sanitary and special care waste.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 225, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Which pair of Justices directed delegating powers to District Collectors, as reported on 6 May 2026?

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Answer: (C) Pankaj Mithal and S.V.N. Bhatti

Judicial Step: Justices Pankaj Mithal and S.V.N. Bhatti directed delegating Section 5 powers to District Collectors (reported 6 May 2026).From Book 1 RATNA, topic 225, point 3

Question 4 of 10

A bulk waste generator is defined partly by which floor area?

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Answer: (A) 20,000 sq m

Key Numbers: Bulk generators: 20,000 sq m floor area, 40,000 litres of water a day or 100 kg of waste a day.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 225, point 4

Question 5 of 10

Solid-fuel industries must raise Refuse Derived Fuel use from 5% to what share over six years?

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Answer: (B) 15%

Data Point: Refuse Derived Fuel use by solid-fuel industries must rise from 5% to 15% over six years.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 225, point 5

Question 6 of 10

Consider: 1) The CPCB frames compensation guidelines and runs the online portal. 2) The CPCB itself levies the compensation. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Stakeholders: The CPCB frames compensation guidelines and runs the online portal; State boards levy compensation.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 225, point 6

Question 7 of 10

Tar balls hit India's west coast worst, mainly April-September, between Gujarat and which State?

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Answer: (A) Goa

Venue: India's west coast, Gujarat to Goa, is worst hit by tar balls, mainly April-September.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 225, point 8

Question 8 of 10

Which Act is the parent law of the Solid Waste Management Rules?

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Answer: (C) Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

Parent Law: The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 is the parent law of the rules.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 225, point 9

Question 9 of 10

Which case of 13 February 1996 applied the polluter pays principle?

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Answer: (B) Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action v Union of India

Landmark: Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action v Union of India (13 February 1996) applied polluter pays; Vellore Citizens (28 August 1996) added precaution.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 225, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Consider: 1) Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act allows binding directions, including stopping water or electricity. 2) Article 51A(g) makes protecting the environment a duty. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

Articles: Section 5 of the Act allows binding directions, including stopping water or electricity; Article 51A(g) makes protecting the environment a duty.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 225, point 11

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