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 …
Dell has launched its free consumer laptop battery recycling programme for its consumers across all major metros and tier 1 cities in India. The company in a release said that it has designed the programme to encourage responsible disposal of non-working laptop batteries, thereby preventing e-waste from entering landfills. Mr …
Legislation that came into effect in India this month aims to deal with the environmental effects of electronic waste in the country. According to a government report, this waste stream has increased by a factor of more than five in seven years and is expected to exceed 800,000 tonnes in …
The IT and electronics industry insists that the entire collection mechanism of e-waste will need to be strengthened in order to make the new e-waste management rules effective. The e-waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011, which were notified in May 2011, have come into effect from May 1, 2012 and …
Junk must be deposited with authorised recyclers The State government is all set to issue the e-waste guidelines in the next two weeks, with the Electronic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011, coming into effect from May 1. Highly placed sources told Deccan Herald that even though the guidelines were …
At Old Seelampur, an impoverished neighbourhood in Northeast Delhi, rows of hollowed-out computer monitors line a dingy lane. On another street here, room after room on either side is piled high with dusty keyboards and metallic innards of computers and other electronic goods. Welcome to the wasteland of India’s urban …
The new air conditioners have been designed on the basis of European and International safety standards Godrej Appliances today said it has started manufacturing the world's first ozone and climate-friendly air-conditioners, Godrej EON Green Balance, range of five star air conditioners. "We are delighted to be the first one to …
Six new projects involving a total investment of Rs. 3,411 crore will come up at the Industrial Model Township (IMT) in Rohtak, while two projects, including the second plant of Asian Paints and a blending and bottling plant, will be inaugurated by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on April …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked South Korean businessmen to help India expand its burgeoning solar and nuclear power sectors by investing in these environment-friendly technologies. "We are committed to increasing energy efficiency and the share of renewables, including solar and nuclear power, in our energy mix," Singh told a …
Take a good look at your shelves and the hidden corners of your cupboards. You are bound to find at least one gadget that you had hoarded simply because it had lived up to its worth or because you had replaced it with a newer model. A survey by Nokia …
New Delhi The government is devising a scheme where old ACs and refrigerators can be replaced with energy efficient equipment, at a lesser cost. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency ( BEE), under the aegis of the Power Ministry, has proposed that power distribution companies offer electrical equipment that consume less …
This guide ranks leading mobile phone, TV and PC manufacturers on policies and practices to reduce their impact on the climate, produce greener products and make their operations more sustainable.
There are few places in China more notorious for environmental pollution than Taiyuan. The capital of the northern province of Shanxi is at the heart of the country’s coal industry and has long suffered from unrelenting smog. So when Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s largest electronics contract manufacturer by revenue, …
BHUBANESWAR: Leading hardware solutions provider, Jetking, on Thursday expressed interest in e-waste management in the State. Jetking is willing to partner with Orissa Computer Applications Centre (OCAC) for the project. Joint Managing Director of Jetking Nandu G Bharwani met Information and Technology Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi and submitted a proposal. …
Energy efficiency is often called the low hanging fruit of climate change. Each unit of electricity saved is considered a unit less generated, which means less greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. Under the 11th Five Year Plan, programmes promoting energy efficiency aim to save five per cent of energy …
Bihar Industrial Incentive Policy-2011 for accelerated industrial development of the state. In view of the rapid changes in the Global Industrial Scenario, Bihar Industrial Incentive Policy- 2006 has been reviewed with an objective to attract domestic and foreign investment as well as revival and expansion of business operations of the …
The March 11 earthquake and tsunami probably pushed Sony to a $3.2 billion loss in the just-ended fiscal year, the electronics and entertainment giant warned Monday. It was the latest Japanese manufacturer to report a huge financial hit from the disaster. An electricity pylon in front of a Sony plant …
The government on Wednesday announced energy efficiency label for laptops. Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) on Wednesday announced BEE Star Label version 1 for laptops. The guidelines are based on United States Energy version 5.
Calcutta is generating much more electronic waste than a few years back and very little of it is being recycled, increasing the risk of an environment disaster. A recent study by the state pollution control board along with the central pollution control board, the Indian Chamber of Commerce and German …
Special Economic Zones in India have been given many privileges to boost the trade and bring the exports of India to a respectable rank in terms of global scenario. Moreover, India's external trade has been rising with export growth rate of about 22% and the import growth rate of about …
