Now, a hackathon to resolve waste management
The Hindu
Technological solutions required for river and canal rejuvenation, plastic waste management and pollution
Soon, young talents in colleges and universities will get an opportunity to offer innovative solutions to the challenges faced in waste management and disposal across the State.
The government has okayed a proposal to hold a ‘Waste Hackathon’ aimed at finding district-level smart solutions to the mounting problems related to waste management as per the rules prescribed by the State and the Centre. The ideas pitched by the innovators will be incubated with the support of organisations like the Kerala Startup Mission. Some of the identified areas that require technological solutions include river and canal rejuvenation, plastic waste management, and pollution caused by solid and liquid waste.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.