Mangaluru youth Minan Hussain secures seat at prestigious IIT Roorkee on government quota
Mangaluru, July 24: In a proud moment for the coastal region, a youth from Deralakatte on the outskirts of Mangaluru has secured admission to the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, one of the top educational institutions in the country.
The student, Minan Moydhu Hussain, aged 18, is the son of Moydhu Kunhi from Adkasthala in Enmakaje village of Manjeshwar Taluk, and Hawwa Moydhu from Mangaluru Taluk.
Minan completed his primary, secondary and pre-university education in Mumbai and Mangaluru. Initially, he had prepared for the NEET exam with the goal of pursuing MBBS. However, he later changed his mind and decided to pursue engineering instead. He went on to appear for both JEE Mains and JEE Advanced exams and successfully secured a seat at IIT Roorkee through the government quota.
He is now all set to begin his higher education journey at the prestigious IIT campus in Uttarakhand.
Speaking about his journey, Minan said, “I had initially planned to study MBBS after appearing for NEET. But later I changed my decision and wanted to get into an IIT. I prepared for JEE Mains and Advanced, and now I’m looking forward to pursuing higher studies at IIT Roorkee.”
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Delhi among 17 states, UTs without e-waste recycling facility: CPCB to NGT
New Delhi (PTI): The Central Pollution Control Board has informed the National Green Tribunal that 17 states and Union Territories, including Delhi, do not have electronic or e-waste recycling facilities. The national capital also does not maintain records on the interstate transportation of e-waste
However, the CPCB noted that the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) is among the seven state pollution bodies that have completed e-waste inventorisation covering all 106 categories of electrical and electronic Equipment (EEE) under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022.
A bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel was hearing the matter regarding e-waste management across states and UTs. The tribunal had earlier sought an action-taken report from the CPCB.
In its order dated February 12, the bench noted the CPCB had received responses from all states and Union Territories, except Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand. It noted that 17 states/UTs, including Delhi, lacked e-waste recycling facilities.
According to the report, Delhi primarily disposes of its e-waste through Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) or agreements between bulk waste generators and registered recyclers located outside the city, with most of such recyclers located in the national capital region (NCR).
The tribunal said that according to the report, 21 states/UTs, including Delhi, did not maintain records on the interstate transportation of e-waste.
"Seven state pollution control boards (SPCBs)/Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) have completed e-waste inventorisation covering all 106 categories of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) under the E-Waste (Management) Rules of 2022, and submitted it thereof to CPCB. These are Assam, Delhi, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura," it said.
Maintaining an inventory of the EEE waste categories is critical for estimating the waste generated by each state/UT.
The tribunal noted the submissions of the CPCB's counsel that draft guidelines for nationwide e-waste inventorisation had been prepared and shared with all states/UTs and that the final guidelines will be issued after receiving the pending responses.
"In view of this, the CPCB is directed to file a further status report at least one week before the next date of hearing (on May 21),” the tribunal said.
