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General Knowledge Refresher Published this article page no  129 ELECTRICITY CAPACITY FROM NONFOSSIL FUEL India has achieved the ambitious target of 40% of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources. According to Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, total installed non-fossil fuel-based capacity stands at 156.83 Giga Watts and the total installed electricity capacity is 390 Giga Watts. Government has further announced at CoP 26 in Glasgow a target of achieving 500 GW of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) PWM (2018-2024) programme aims to almost triple its PWM to 100 cities in India by 2024. o UNDP launched this project, in partnership with Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited, Hindustan Unilever Limited among others, for building on existing systems to reduce the impact of plastic waste on the environment in India. o It promotes collection, segregation and recycling of all kinds of plastics to move towards a circular economy. o So far, 83,000 metric tonne of plastic waste has been collected. o The project has reached out to 5500 SafaiSathis, in an effort to institutionalize workers from the informal sector. o “Utthaan”, a social protection programme was launched to help 9000 safaisathsi. o However, the programme suffered a setback after the COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread increase in waste, including medical plastic waste. The UNDP is also working with NITI Aayog and have jointly developed a handbook model for local municipalities as well as the private sector. o The handbook provides a comprehensive overview of PWM by representing and discussing components of the entire plastic waste value chain General Knowledge Refresher buy.

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