Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Last week, after Greenpeace activists targeted the Essar offices here and in London on the issue of environmental damage at Mahan in Madhya Pradesh, the Ruia-owned group slapped a Rs 500-crore defamation suit (Rs 1,000-crore suit, says Greenpeace) against the global pro-environment group in the high court (HC) here. Even …
The Karnataka government has indicated that it would support developing sustainable business models for handling as well as dsposal of electronic waste(e-waste), which if of late recognized as a major problem. "Thee state government is keen to work with all stake holders to develop an ecosystem that is business friendly …
Bangalore generated over 37,000 metric tonne (MT) of electronic waste in 2012 and stands third in the country after Mumbai and Navi Mumbai generating 61,500 MT followed by NCR (National Capital Region) generating 43,000 MT of e-waste, says a Assocham study. Addressing a seminar on E-Waste, Department of Forest, Ecology …
The organised sector handles only 10 per cent of e-waste. The rest is handled by the unorganised sector that employs unscientific methods. Bangalore surely basked in the global glory of its “IT hub” tag for years. Thanks to the huge IT revenues it generated and the big ticket firms that …
With the new Companies Act, 2013, making it mandatory for all the companies with a turnover of Rs 1,000 crore or net profit of Rs 5 crore or more to earmark 2 per cent of their net profit for the preceding three years on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the state …
Cos gain from rules that mandate producers & bulk consumers to dispose used gadgets Numerous companies that recycle electronic waste are seeing a spurt in growth and drawing investor interest after new rules placing the onus on producers and bulk consumers for the safe disposal of used gadgets came into …
Reduce, reuse and recycle is the foundation of sustainable living. However, experts from IEEE , the world’s largest technical professional organization, identified repair as an equally important, environmentally friendly R-word, especially when it comes to the consumer electronics industry. Through modest design changes, cellphone manufacturers can improve the repairability of …
Thanks to its adoption of solar energy to power its traffic signals, the City traffic police have hit paydirt saving a whopping Rs 1.73 crore in energy bill. Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) M A Saleem, said: “We paid a total of Rs 19.58 lakh to Bescom in 2012. The …
Attero Recycling, India’s sole integrated recycling company for e-waste, has hit upon a novel method of teaching the local kabariwallahs how to handle hazardous waste. Attero Recycling, founded by brothers Rohan and Nitin Gupta, has developed its own proprietary technology to extract precious metals, including copper, lead and gold, and …
Overtakes HP to top in the guide for 2012 Wipro, the Bangalore-based company with interests in consumer goods, electronics hardware and IT services among others, has topped the 'Guide to Greener Electronics’ list for 2012 released by global non-governmental environmental organisation Greenpeace. The company, which previously participated in the Indian …
This 18th edition of Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics evaluates leading consumer electronics companies based on their commitment and progress in three environmental criteria: Energy and Climate, Greener Products, and Sustainable Operations. The Guide scores companies on overall policies and practices – not on specific products – to provide consumers …
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. and four other domestic companies have received the highest marks for taking steps to tackle climate change, including curbing greenhouse gas emissions, a recent study by a British-based group found. According to Carbon Disclosure Project's survey, consumer electronics maker Panasonic Corp., computer maker Fujitsu Ltd., major …
Approval for Rs. 3,150-crore package for backward regions in Bihar, Odisha, U.P. and M.P. The Cabinet on Thursday cleared the National Policy on Electronics 2012, which aims to make the domestic electronic hardware manufacturing segment a $400-billion industry by 2020. “The Union Cabinet today [Thursday] approved the National Policy on …
Bangalore The Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology (MAIT) has urged the Union ministry of environment & forests to address the hindrances faced in the successful implementation of e-waste management rules calling for simplification of the existing regulations. Some of the issues which have been raised by MAIT relate to multiple …
To protect the Periyar, the lifeline of the state, and maintain its strength and beauty, a river authority should be formed, said E P Yasodharan, chairman, Environment Cell, constituted by the Standing Council of Trade Unions (SCTU). He was presenting the environmental report released at a conference on ‘Periyar Protection …
To give a boost to electronic hardware production, the state government will soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Taiwan based Hsinchu Science Park, one of the world’s renowned hubs for semiconductor manufacturing, for exchange of information and technology. “We may sign a MoU with Hsinchu Science Park within …
Toshiba Air Conditioning has been officially recognised as a carbon neutral business after it carried out an intensive carbon reduction programme, said the company. The project required a detailed assessment of energy consumption and carbon emissions across all of the company's activities and included supporting certified carbon offsetting projects with …
Apple has been forced into an embarrassing volte-face, announcing that it would rejoin the American EPEAT environmental ratings system for electronic products just days after leaving it. The reversal of the announcement, described by a senior Apple executive as a "mistake", was apparently forced on the company by government agencies, …
Pune The Bureau of Energy Efficiency ( BEE) has decided to upgrade the requirements for star ratings of split type room air conditioners. This regulation has raised the energy efficiency standards by about 8% for split air conditioners for the same rating band and is aimed at creating more energy …
Less than five per cent of India's total electronic waste (e-waste) gets recycled due to absence of proper infrastructure, legislation and framework, industry body Assocham said today. In its analysis on the World Environment Day, it said that India, growing at a compounded annual growth rate of about 20 per …
