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 …
This article aimed at the introduction of nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) and its decomposition products into its hazards to the environment and health because this perfluorocompound is a toxic and potent greenhouse gas not blanketed into the Kyoto Protocol. This paper also predicted the global NF3 emissions from the electronics industry …
Suvi Dogra & Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi November 27, 2008, 0:51 IST The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), the apex body under the ministry of power for formulating energy efficiency policies, is all set to announce an official deadline for mandatory BEE certification within a few weeks. After …
NEW DELHI: LG Electronics on Tuesday launched energy efficient LCD monitors and announced plans to expand its research and design activities and hire more manpower. It is also looking at hiking the prices of its products after the festive season due to rising input costs. The new feature-rich LCD monitors, …
DH News Service, Bangalore: In the latest Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics, Nokia bounced back to the first position in the ninth international edition as well as topped the fourth Indian edition amongst the MNCs here. Which are the brands close to going green? Do they have in place a …
Bangalore shows the way. Home to 1,700 IT companies, Bangalore is fast becoming a dumping ground for electronic wastes generated by these firms. Please see the attachment for the full news...
Since 1999, several articles have been published on genome-wide and/or proteomewide response after exposure to radiofrequency (RF) fields whose signal and intensities were similar to or typical of those of currently used mobile telephones. These studies were performed using powerful high-throughput screening techniques (HTSTs) of transcriptomics and/or proteomics, which allow …
geology Climate change in ice age Greenland ice core analysis showed drastic climate change near the end of last ice age. Scientists have found two huge temperature spikes in the Northern Hemisphere prior to the close of the last ice age, about 11,500 years ago. They ascribe it to fundamental …
Pune June 29 The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has expressed concern over the poor response from the information technology (IT) companies to address the problem of electronic waste being generated in the city despite efforts made by the civic body. "The PMC has initiated steps to tackle the e-waste problem, …
Hazards of old mobile handsets under the spotlight at United Nations meet NUSA DUA: The disposal oi massive numbers of unwanted mobile phones will be a key focus of a five-day meeting on waste management which started on Monday here in Indonesia. The fate of the more than three billion …
The disposal of massive numbers of unwanted mobile phones will be a key focus of a five-day meeting on waste management which started Monday in Indonesia, organisers said. The fate of the more than three billion of the gadgets in use will be discussed by more than 1,000 delegates from …
Favouring the removal of mobile phone towers from residential areas due to emission of radiation, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit today said that it was the responsibility of the municipality to remove them. Speaking on the sidelines of a function here, she said, "We are aware that mobile phone towers …
Germany's main radiation laboratory has concluded that mobile phones are safe and pose no cancer risk to users, according to a near-ly-10-year-long study obtained on June 15 by Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. No evidence The survey by the Federal Radiation Protection Bureau found no evidence whatever that cellphones, cordless phones or …
Sandeep Joshi Concerned over "misinformation' being spread Increase level of understanding on mobile phone technology: COAI Cellular operators quote research by global organisations The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has expressed concern over the "misinformation' being spread among the general public regarding health-related concerns due to electromagnetic radiation generated …
Sandeep Joshi Draft guidelines report says children are likely to be more affected by use of mobile phones NEW DELHI: Electromagnetic radiation from base station antennas of mobile networks and mobiles phones could pose serious health hazards to people, particularly children below 16 years, pregnant women and those using medical …
It took a much-publicised Greenpeace agitation in 2005 two years to achieve its desired result - make Wipro Infotech come out with a range of eco-friendly desktops in June 2007. Unfortunately, it will need a more sustained movement to curb the growing electronic waste menace- which is bound to gain …
With its power-hungry gadgets and thousands of delegates flying in from across the world, an enormous technology conference hardly seems an appropriate venue for championing green issues. But the group behind the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week is trying to demonstrate that technology may be about saving …
