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 …
Mumbai The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, which is working towards setting up a dedicated electronic waste processing unit in the metropolitan region, is now planning to include Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation in the project. According to MR Shah, principal advisor, solid waste management cell of the MMRDA, the MIDC, …
Every single gadget we use will sooner or later end up in a trash can. Computers, mobile phones, DVD players, TV sets, will all be junk. From a computer penetration density of less than 10 per 1000 population in 2005, India will exceed 60 per 1000 in 2010. Mobile phones …
India's e-waste generation is reportedly growing at a rate of more than 20 per cent and is expected to cross 800,000 tonne mark by 2011. This is a huge business opportunity and many are now seen entering the sector.
The unbundling of services and technological innovations, particularly in the areas of sanitation and water supply and SWM has opened up these areas to the private sector. Also, global trends show that the private sector has been able to mobilize funds necessary to finance infrastructure projects and that it is …
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is contemplating to introduce dustbins to collect e-waste at vital points in the City, in partnership with the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), said Kanwerpal, Secretary, Ecology and Environment, Government of Karnataka. A novel venture of providing minor monetary incentives to the public …
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 …
The manufacturing of electronic and electrical equipment (EEE) is a major demand sector for precious and special metals with a strong growth potential. Both precious and special metals are contained in complex components with only small concentrations per unit. After the use-phase, waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) is an …
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 …
One needs to look no further then the river that runs through Shangba to understand the extent of the heavy metals pollution that experts say has turned the hamlets in this region of southern China into cancer villages. The river's flow ranges from murky white to a bright shade of …
The Central Government, in accordance with the objectives of the National Environment Policy, 2006 and to address the sustainable development concerns considers it necessary to regulate environmentally sound management of waste electrical and electronic equipments, hereinafter referred to as e-waste, which are generated from the manufacture and use of electrical …
Former president A P J Abdul Kalam on Saturday said the International Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) had a great scope to reach out to students, teaching faculties in universities, research institutes and 1,600 odd engineering colleges in the country. Addressing a conference of IEEE to commemorate the 125th year …
China has been accepting vast quantities of discarded televisions, computers, printers, and other equipment from abroad since the early 1990s. E-waste processing, a burgeoning cabin industry in coastal parts of China, may end up dwarfing other examples of contamination, scientists argued at a symposium. The roster of substances liberated during …
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), …
Rajiv Tikoo New Delhi: With the proposed rules for e-waste management get ready for consultation, industry leaders will take up the issue with environment ministry officials on Thursday. The rules will make it mandatory for industries like computer manufacturing to take back products after they become unusable. The proposed rules …
Ajai Sreevatsan and Sruthi Krishnan Expectations galore about the comprehensive e-waste policy to be drawn up by the government MAJOR PROBLEM: Is the city equipped to safely dispose of the huge amount of e-waste it generates? CHENNAI: Constant chatter on the mobile phone and checking e-mails 24/7
