The global e-waste monitor 2024
<p>The world's electronic waste generation is increasing five times faster than documented e-waste recycling, according to the United Nation's fourth Global E-waste Monitor (GEM) report.</p>
Electronic Waste
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National e-Waste Management Week concludes on successful note
The National Mobile Service Provider, Mobitel in partnership with the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) and other stakeholders, made a noteworthy contribution to the people and the environment recently
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Many top firms don’t bother about e-waste rules’
At least 16 out of 50 leading companies (31 multinational and 19 national) do not fulfill their responsibilities under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) as per the E-waste Rules of the country. This
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Time to reboot
E-waste management is one of the most critical waste issues affecting our environment. Globally around 50 million tons of e-waste is generated annually. In India, the current estimate projects 2.7 million
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Around 200 mts of e-waste collected
About 200 metric tons of e-waste was collected throughout the island during the National E-waste Management Week declared by the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) from May 26 to June 2, a CEA spokesman
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IB report to PMO: Greenpeace is a threat to national economic security
The IB report claims Greenpeace’s “funding of research bodies” is a “massive effort” that has not attained high visibility so far. An Intelligence Bureau report on foreign-funded NGOs “negatively impacting
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Zero Waste Policy for Cleaner City Mooted
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said the Capital needed to adopt a ‘zero’ waste policy and make sanitation a mass campaign in order to become a more cleaner city. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony
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CRT imports posing a major health, environmental hazard: Toxics Links
Massive Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) imports coupled with lack of proper recycling policies and inadequate implementation processes have made India its dumping ground, states the Toxics Link’s latest publication
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Delhi residents favour environment over development: Survey
Delhi appears to be more environment conscious than Mumbai and Pune as Delhiites largely would like the government to prioritize environmental protection over its development objectives. An environment
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90% of people in 8 cities feel climate change occuring: Study
Every nine of 10 Indians in eight cities felt that climate change was occurring, average temperatures had risen and rainfall levels had gone down over time, a study said. Moreover, around 86 per cent
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Air quality worsening, drinking water and waste management better in Delhi, says TERI survey
Half of the respondents recently surveyed by not-for-profit research institute The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) feel that the air quality in the Capital has worsened, and 40 per cent are of the