New categorisation of industries associated with pollution load

Q.  Government has released a new categorisation of industries based on their___________.
- Published on 07 Mar 16

a. Pollution load
b. Emissions and Effluents
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Both of the above
 
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar, said, “The new category of White industries which is practically non-polluting will not require Environmental Clearance (EC) and Consent and will help in getting finance from lending institutions. The exercise of Re-categorization was being carried out for last one year.”

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has developed the criteria of categorization of industrial sectors based on the Pollution Index which is a function of the emissions (air pollutants), effluents (water pollutants), hazardous wastes generated and consumption of resources.
The following categories of industries have been identified :

  • Pollution Index score of 60 and above - Red category
  • Pollution Index score of 41 to 59 – Orange category
  • Pollution Index score of 21 to 40 – Green category
  • Pollution Index score incl.&upto 20 - White category

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