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 …
ELECTRICAL and electronic equipment produced in India will not contain toxic substances like cadmium, mercury and lead, according to a new legislation on managing growing e-waste. E-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules that specify EU norms for Indian electronics, will be effective from 2012. Reduction in the Use of Hazardous Substances …
The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) has initiated an e-waste management programme for the first time in Sri Lanka with the co-operation of some of the private companies, Chairman of the CEA, Dr. Charitha Herath said. A working programme to collect, dispose, recycle and export e-waste was drawn at a function …
NEW DELHI: Used lead batteries are not being collected in sufficient quantity to protect public health and the environment from lead hazards according to a recent report
Consumers need to wise up, slow down, stop shopping and start living, because that's the only way manufacturers will stop making shoddy, short-lived goods.
Louise Tickle People in developing countries who make a living scavenging the dumps of electronic equipment thrown away by the first world face daily hazards most of us never consider as we gaily order our new mobile, laptop or flat-screen television. Recycling our waste electrical items is a dirty job, …
Hiroko Tabuchi It has become important, especially after a diplomatic spat with China. Two decades after global competition drove the mines in this corner of Japan to extinction, Kosaka is again abuzz with talk of new riches. The treasures are not copper or coal. They are rare-earth elements and other …
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 …
Whereas, the draft rules, namely the e-waste ( (Management and Handling) Rules 2010 was published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests vide number S.O.1125 (E), dated 14th May, 2010 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary of the same date inviting objection and suggestion from …
Siblings Saw A Billion-Dollar Opportunity In Their Idea, And Attero Recycling Was Born Peerzada Abrar ATTERO Recycling can be easily called a firm sprouted from just an idea
Importers of Electronic consumer durables will have to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The Central Environment Authority (CEA) in a fortnight to collect, and dispose of e-waste, officials said. Importers of goods that use hazardous materials like cellular phones, computers and refrigerators would have to sign an MOU …
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
Manisha Pande / New Delhi August 25, 2010, 0:16 IST A new law to tackle e-waste disposal may impact a sizeable workforce in the unorganised sector. Moradabad, the peetal nagri of Uttar Pradesh, may be globally famous for its brass handicrafts, but it has of late earned a notorious name …
NEW DELHI: India has opposed suggestion by some developed countries for more liberal trade in remanufactured goods or refurbished old products fearing it could harm the country
As a kid, Jonathan Watts had nightmares about China. “If everyone in China jumps at exactly the same time, it will shake the earth off its axis and kill us all,” he thought. The apocalyptic thought came back to him in 2003 when he moved to Beijing as The Guardian’s …
Amruta ByatnalPune: The Mumbai-Pune corridor may be the hot spot for investors. It is also the highest producer of India's electronic waste.About one third of India's electronic waste is generated in this region. A stakeholders' consultation on e-waste management was conducted in Pune on Friday to address the issue.The Pune …
Manisha Pande / New Delhi August 09, 2010, 0:46 IST Do you plan to discard your mobile phone or exchange it for a new one? Then consider this: Old mobile phones constitute 1,700 tonnes of the 50,000 tonnes of e-waste generated in India each year and, according to a UN …
After being the financial capital, Mumbai has earned the dubious distinction of being the electronic waste capital of India. The city generates about 11,017 tonnes of e-waste every year. Also, among the states, Maharashtra is on top with a staggering 20,270 tonnes of annual e-waste. Keeping the threat in mind, …
Express News Service Thoothukudi, August 4 THE Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials seized electronic waste that arrived from Dubai, here on Wednesday. Additional Director General of DRI, Chennai, C Rajan, told reporters that based on intelligence inputs that e-wastes were being imported in the form of used computers and …
Pune Pvt player will choose a site from 5 shortlisted ones The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is all set to invite tenders for the electronic waste (e-waste) processing plant within the metropolitan region. The authority has shortlisted five sites for the processing unit at either Taloja or Vasai. …
Mumbai: Maharashtra government would soon appoint flying squads to check the disposal of e-waste, which has hazardous impact on the city's environment. An announcement in this regard was made by minister of state for environment, Sachin Ahir in the Legislative Council last week. "The flying squads are necessary to monitor …
