Correct option is A
The correct answer is (a) 1 April 2023.
• The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change notified the E-Waste Management Rules in 2022.
• These rules are set to come into force from 1 April 2023.
• The rules aim to regulate the management and disposal of electronic waste, ensuring environmentally sound recycling and disposal processes to mitigate the impact on the environment.
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• to protect and enhance the environment, the Environment (Protection) Act (EPA) was passed in 1986.
• It gives the Central Government the authority to create agencies tasked with stopping pollution in the environment in all its manifestations and addressing regionally specific environmental issues.
One of the most extensive pieces of legislation, the Act aims to protect and enhance the environment.