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 …
Electronic waste (e-waste) or Waste from Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) as it is popularly called includes used, obsolete or damaged electronic and electrical equipments and other such scrap. Recycling of WEEE has emerged as a lucrative business as these products are stripped down to obtain valuable metals like platinum, …
Days after a radiation leak at a scrap shop in West Delhi, the Delhi government is preparing to hold a brainstorming session next week to look at how best to recycle the Capital
In the wake of the Mayapuri incident where six persons got seriously injured after getting exposed to a radioactive element, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to form a
New Delhi: The plastic scrap market in Mundka which caught fire early morning on Sunday was a big dumping ground for electronic waste items. Several tonnes of hazardous e-waste
Bindu Shajan Perappadan NEW DELHI: The Delhi Government this past week announced that it would install collection bins across the Capital to contain the growing problem of hazardous waste (including e-waste) disposal in the city. Sloppy disposal of e-waste is a huge problem and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit noted that …
Govt Plans To Install Collection Bins Across The Capital New Delhi: To address the growing problem of e-waste management in the city, the environment department on Monday gave out six e-waste bins to NDMC and another 10 to eco-clubs for collection and disposal of e-waste in the capital. Delhi chief …
NEW DELHI: The Capital would now focus on systematic and hygienic disposal of e-waste to minimise the damage being done by it to the environment, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said on Monday at a programme organised to launch e-waste disposal at Delhi Secretariat. Ms. Dikshit, who distributed 16 e-waste collection …
In the run up to the Commonwealth Games this year, the Delhi government will launch a pilot project to set up e-waste disposal bins at various locations to curb the growing menace of electronic waste in the city. The e-waste disposal bins will be placed at markets including Nehru Place, …
As part of efforts to tackle growing menace of electronic waste in city, CM Sheila Dikshit will launch a pilot project on Monday to set up special e-waste disposal bins at strategic locations including schools and markets.
P Parthsarathy, e-waste recycler of Bangalore, was honoured recently during the 20th Foundation Day of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) in New Delhi. The Union Minister for Finance Pranab Mukherjee honoured Parthsarathy by presenting him a memento. The recognition is conferred on Parthasarathy for the best innovative method …
Mumbai The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will float tenders in two months to set up a dedicated electronic waste processing unit in the metropolitan region. However, the MMRDA is yet to locate a four-acre plot in the region for the unit.
The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), appointed by the state in 2009 to study and suggest measures for management of e-waste in Mumbai, will submit its report by April 2011. A 2007 report by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board on e-waste in Mumbai and Pune region states that as per …
The Central Government considers it necessary in the public interest and to enable the recovery and/or reuse of useful material from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), thereby reducing the hazardous wastes destined for disposal and to ensure the environmentally sound management of all types of waste electrical and electronic …
Greenpeace activists today staged a protest against toxic waste in front of the Dell office here, carrying placards with messages that read ''Micahel Dell: Drop the Toxics''. Greenpeace activists hold placards in front of the Dell India office in Bangalore on Monday. AFP"It is disappointing to see that a firm …
Electronic waste (e-waste) has emerged as a new policy priority around the world. Motivations to address e-waste include rapidly growing waste streams, concern over the environmental fate of heavy metals and other substances in e-waste, and impacts of informal recycling in developing countries. Policy responses to global e-waste focus on …
There is a high demand for electronic items in the country. The generation of waste from electronic goods has increased notably during the last few years, said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka. Due to lower purchasing power of the majority of consumers in Sri Lanka, importation of …
This report submitted to MoEF provides a road map for managing wastes in India. Examines existing administrative and regulatory mechanisms to manage various types of waste and details strategies for sustainable waste management. Rapid economic growth is leading to urbanization and industrialization generating waste which is adversely effecting the environment. …
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, …
