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 …
Google Inc has thrown its financial clout behind an ambitious $5 billion proposed electric transmission line intended to spark investment in new wind farms off the heavily populated US East Coast. The move, which is a gamble as no offshore wind installations have yet been built in the United States, …
BHUBANESWAR: In the face of growing concerns over e-waste disposal across the country, the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) is ready to undertake intensive mapping of the waste management and handling scenario in the State. The exercise aims at preparing the pollution control authority to put in place an …
Used PCs Being Smuggled In From US, Canada & Oz Prompts Crackdown Pradeep Thakur | TNN New Delhi: The government is considering banning the import of used computers and other electronic waste
Mumbai: The Maharashtra E Waste Association (MEWA) which conducted a seminar to discuss the draft E-Waste (Handling and Management) Rules, 2010, on Friday, has asked that the rules be made simpler with clear guidelines on the process of disposing of e-waste. E-waste is electric or electronic waste which needs to …
NEW DELHI: NComputing Inc on Tuesday launched L300, the energy-efficient Ethernet virtual desktop device in India, priced at Rs. 9,500 and primarily aimed at small and medium businesses.
New Delhi: The FE-EVI Green Business Survey & Leadership Awards 2009-10 event is scheduled to be held on World Environment Day, June 5, in the Capital. The event is being organised jointly by The Financial Express and Emergent Ventures India, a climate change & sustainable development advisory firm, along with …
Rajiv Tikoo New Delhi: Two Indian companies Wipro and HCL have emerged amongst the top five greenest electronics companies in the world. While Wipro shares the top position with Nokia, HCL at third position is marginally behind Sony Ericsson, according to Greenpeace
GLOBAL warming is real and the time to act is now. The climate summit in Copenhagen fielded an impressive number of participants from various sectors, including top government officials, but as the summit came to a close, no emission reduction targets were set. The final agreement merely restated an aspiration …
This latest Greenpeace guide ranks 18 top consumer electronics producers according to their policies on toxic chemicals, recycling and climate change. Nokia tops the list followed by Sony Ericsson & Toshiba while Nintendo remained at the bottom. See Also Report: Take back blues: an assessment of e-waste take back in …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has requested the APSF to contribute to exchange of knowledge on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (hereafter referred to as e-waste), ship dismantling and the remediation of contaminated sites. For e-waste, an EU-India workshop was conducted in New Delhi on 2 February 2010, …
If you care about the environment, you may want to show that in the way you spend your money. These decisions could help steer us towards a truly green economy - but only if consumers and investors have a good idea of which companies have genuinely minimised their impact on …
People planning to buy large refrigerators or air conditioners can now hope to save money on their electricity bills. They should check the energy efficiency labels of these products—five stars will indicate high energy efficiency. The move to label electrical appliances follows a notification issued by the Bureau of Energy …
AARON GRAY-BLOCK and HARRO TEN WOLDE AMSTERDAM The producer of one in four of the world's lights has invested more than 4 billion euros to ride the clean-tech wave. More than a century into its existence, Philips is once again betting heavily on semiconductors. This time the consumer electronics firm …
