Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
About 76% of e-waste workers in India are suffering from respiratory ailments like breathing difficulties, irritation, coughing, and choking. Most of these persons are engaged in various e-waste (electronic waste) activities. All recyclers and dismantlers are suffering from breathing problems such as asthma and bronchitis and have a detrimental effect …
The city corporation has finally woken up to the problem of e-waste generated in the city. It has joined hands with Clean Kerala Company Ltd to dispose and recycle Kochi's e-waste in a scientific manner. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between both parties last week and corporation authorities …
Moving to give legal teeth to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the Ministry of Environment and Forests will make littering, throwing waste in the open, dumping electronic waste, defacement of public places and use of banned plastic bags a “minor offence” with fines on the spot. Sources said the Environmental Laws …
The last several decades have brought a global explosion of electronics with a huge impact on quality of life and communications, as well as the world economy. But, like most big human-induced changes, there were unintended consequences, primarily in the form of the mountains of waste that resulted as products …
Exporting e-waste to Asia worked out 10 times cheaper than processing it in within these countries." Much of the 40 million tonnes of electronic waste produced around the world — old smartphones, TVs, laptops and obsolete kitchen appliances — finds its way illegally to Asia and Africa every year, says …
Up to 90% of the world’s electronic waste, worth nearly $19bn (£12bn), is illegally traded or dumped each year, according to the UN Environment Programme (Unep). Computers and smart phones are among the ditched items contributing to this 41m tonne e-waste mountain, which could top 50m tonnes by 2017, Unep …
Up to 90 per cent of the world's electronic waste, worth nearly US $19 billion, is illegally traded or dumped each year, according to a report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Each year, the electronic industry - one of the world's largest and fastest growing - generates …
VADODARA: While the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) won wide accolades for its e-waste collection programme, it seems a long way before the problem can be resolved. According to the data available with city based Society for Clean Environment (SOCLEEN) the VMC network has been available to collect only 2.75 metric …
India will ensure peoples' participation in mitigating climate change, union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday, adding that the prime minister was confident of India's lead in combating the global scourge. Addressing the first meeting of environment ministers of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) here, Javadekar …
The rubbish heap of last season's televisions and computers is growing faster than ever, prompting calls for an increase to the intake targets of the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme. Local governments and the recycling industry have been left frustrated over irregular e-waste recycling services, as Australia's electronics continue …
India is the fifth biggest producer of e-waste in the world, discarding 1.7 million tonnes (Mt) of electronic and electrical equipment in 2014, a UN report has warned that the volume of global e-waste is likely to rise by 21 per cent in next three years. The ‘Global E-Waste Monitor …
The biggest per-capita tallies were in countries known for green awareness, such as Norway and Denmark, with Britain fifth and US ninth on the UN report’s list A record amount of electrical and electronic waste was discarded around the world in 2014, with the biggest per-capita tallies in countries that …
India is the fifth largest generator of e-waste in the world revealed this new report released by the United Nations University. India (1.7 Mt) along with Japan (2.2 Mt) and China (6.0 Mt) is amongst the top three Asian nations with the highest e-waste generation in absolute quantities. E-waste, or …
The National Green Tribunal has sought response from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on a plea alleging rampant violation of E-waste management rules notified in 2011. "We find that the reply of Director General of Foreign trade will be of great assistance to us particularly, as regards the …
It's Monday morning and Larissa Shashkof's alarm goes off. As she and husband Neil wake, they reach for their smartphones, checking the news and the weather. In the next room the pair have their own laptops, as well as Neil's iPod and iPad. Down the corridor, children Elly, Harry and …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has published the draft E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2015 for public comments . The E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2015 shall apply to every manufacturer, producer, consumer, bulk consumer, collection centres, dealers, refurbishers, dismantler and recycler involved in manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, collection, storage and …
The innovation in science and technology coupled with the change in lifestyle of an individual has made an incredible change in the electronic industry show casing an assorted range of new products every day to the world. India too has been impacted by this digital revolution where consumption of electronics …
While most people trash broken light bulbs in routine garbage, a recent study by an environmental research organisation, Toxic Links, has revealed that a large amount of mercury from the bulbs is polluting the atmosphere. The study explains that compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) have been widely accepted as an energy …
The Government has allocated £600,000 to help develop Britain's first 'plasma facility' which will recover gold, silver and platinum from electronic waste. In the next five years, electronic goods containing £1bn of precious metals will be sold in the UK. That includes more than 600 tonnes of silver, more than …
The civic body is going to make all commercial and government entities in the city that generate e-waste to register with agencies approved by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for scientific disposal. According to primary estimates, around 4,000 tonnes of e-waste, comprising unused batteries, electric bulbs, compact fluorescent lamps, …
