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 …
BANGALORE: Akai of Japan has launched, for the first time in India, its range of batteries, claimed to be eco-friendly because they contain no mercury or cadmium. The range includes zinc chloride, alkaline, rechargeable and ready-to-use batteries. Country Head, Akai Energy India Ltd, S. L. Naryanan, said after the first …
THE Copenhagen summit last month may have failed to persuade world leaders to come up with a global treaty to tackle climate change, but it seems to have inspired Indian advertisers and marketers to join the green brandwagon. Idea Cellular
Recycled plastics, solar recharge, E-manuals, low power consumption chargers, green calculator, minimised packaging, take-back options - with mobile phone companies waving the green flag, it
The U.S. is strongly considering regulating hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) due to their global climate change forcing effects. A drop-in replacement hydrofluoroether has been evaluated using a gate-to-grave life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions for the trade-offs between direct and indirect carbon dioxide equivalent emissions compared to a current HFC and …
Wipro now No. 2 green electronics brand Two Indian companies including Wipro and HCL have figured in the list of top five green electronics brand as per the latest edition of the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics, because of their strong focus on the e-waste management and climate control. The …
Mobile phone handset maker Nokia plans to extend its handset take-back programme to 25 Indian cities by December this year. The company had introduced the first phase of the programme on January 1 this year through a pilot project covering four cities: Delhi, Gurgaon, Ludhiana and Bangalore Recycling of used …
- Centre allows e-waste imports for recycling, activists cry foul G.S. MUDUR Hardware hazard New Delhi, Sept. 22: The Centre has approved the first legally tenable import of electronic waste for responsible recycling, angering environmental groups who say millions of kilograms of domestic e-waste is recycled hazardously. The environment and …
The pollution control board has cracked down on three multinational companies. Three Phase-2-based companies have been served with notices for not putting in place scrubber systems. The notices have been sent on the receipt of complaints from the district administration, it is learnt. Two of the companies which have received …
This review aims to summarize the existing knowledge on the environmental and occupational health risks of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling and other end-of-life options. Hazardous substances present in WEEE, including heavy metals (e.g., mercury, cadmium, lead, etc.), flame retardants (e.g., pentabromophenol, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA), …
V. Rishi Kumar Hyderabad, June 29 The Climate Group, an international organisation working for climate change, is in the process of forging a tech alliance with corporate houses and ministries of power, communication and IT. The non-governmental organisation, with its head office in London, has secured a nod for a …
The world's biggest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, is considering diversifying away from chips for the first time in its 22-year history to combat declining industry margins. "If you look at the past five to 10 years, growth [in the industry] has slowed down," Rick Tsai, chief executive, told …
Vendors today appear to be making significant strides in green areas, with clear regulatory or cost benefits. All firms are undoubtedly pursuing green initiatives for both reputation and business reasons, notes a Gartner survey. They have lowered their use of hazardous chemicals, reduced packaging and improved efficiency in power adaptors. …
AS THE level of electrification in the country rises, so would consumption of electrical and electronic items ranging from compact fluorescent lamps to television sets, mobile phones, computers and the myriad gadgets that make the 21st century what it is. This makes it critical for the country to have an …
Ananya Panda The ever-changing consumption patterns and the recent policies of the Indian government have resulted in an obvious upsurge in the consumption-base in the electronics industry. Consequently, this has left the country to combat with an accelerating rate of e-waste generation, which is around 10 per cent annually, as …
