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 …
Officials say it will help board manage waste in a better manner and ensure proper disposal The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has called for expression of interest from consultants for conducting gap surveys for bio-medical and e-waste in the State. The consultant should study the gap between generation …
Abuja — Amid threats posed by electronic wastes (E-waste), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has begun moves to fashion out regulatory guidelines for the management of E-waste in the nation's telecommunications industry. The guideline, which is industry specific, will key into other initiatives at national and international levels.Speaking at the …
Global e-waste production is on track to reach 120 million tonnes per year by 2050 if current trends continue, according to a report from the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE) and the UN E-Waste Coalition released at Davos. The report reveals the annual value of global e-waste as …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matte of Mahendra Pandey Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/01/2019 regarding disposal of e-waste along the banks of Ramganga River. Interim progress report submitted by the State of Uttar Pradesh states that the work for the permanent treatment and disposal …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahendra Pandey Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/10/2018 regarding E-waste on Ramganga banks, Uttar Pradesh, 16/10/2018. In the meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary which was attended by the other officers, it was decided that removal of waste …
Thanks to rapid changes in technology and falling prices, millions of tons of high-tech electronic devices are becoming obsolete in the developed nations every year, making e-waste one of the top environmental challenges of the 21st century. Electronic waste (e-waste) is defined as what remains of mobile phones, computers, personal …
The order came after the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) informed it that a number of sealed e-waste industries were operating illegally in densely populated residential areas Irked over the non-compliance of its order, the National Green Tribunal Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary to appear before it and …
BENGALURU: The country’s first e-waste recycling unit will come up in Bengaluru, Union minister of chemicals and fertilisers Ananth Kumar said on Monday. The unit, to be set up by the ministry, is likely to be ready in four months, and is in keeping with the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan drive, …
Electronics Waste (Ewaste) company, NamiGreen in a move of creating local jobs, while doing something good for the environment is ramping up efforts to rid the country of it's e-waste. The company which was founded in 2017 to date has revitalized an existing facility in Windhoek and is operated in …
The EEA report ‘Waste prevention in Europe – policies, status and trends of reuse in 2017’ reviews measures to promote the reuse of products in European countries and regions. Reusing products means using them again for their original purpose, hence retaining more of the products’ value, compared with, for example, …
After plastic, the state government will crack down on electronic waste. Producers of electrical and electronic goods like television sets, computers and mobile phones will be directed to fulfil mandatory extended producer responsibility (EPR) by setting up comprehensive e-waste management and recycling systems. While ensuring scientific disposal of electronic waste, …
Pune: A study has found that the state generates the most e-waste in the country, but ranks very low on recycling it. According to the report jointly published last week by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) and Japan’s NEC, India produces 2 million tonnes of …
Dr Alice A Kaudia, the Environment Secretary in Kenya’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry, says a structure should be set up to enable e-Waste data collection and that regional countries should incentivize or pay people bringing the e-Waste some money. In an interview with Sunday Times’ James Karuhanga on the …
SHILLONG: An e-waste Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO), KaroSambhav launched an e-waste collection drive in Meghalaya along with awareness initiative among schools, bulk consumers, repair shops, aggregators and waste pickers. The organization is working closely with Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board on reaching out to bulk consumers specially the government departments. …
Environmental deterioration and health risk due to improper e-waste management has become a serious issue in India. The major portion of e-waste reaches an unorganized e-waste recycling sector and is then treated by using crude methods. This review article presents a brief highlight on e-waste management status, legislation, and technology …
Order of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Gauri Grover Vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 24/04/2018 regarding solid waste management in Delhi and public health issues associated with it. A letter dated 20th April, 2018 has been received from Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre …
Worldwide, there are only five global recyclers which extract precious metals from e-waste material. Delhi-based Namo E-waste Management, a recycler cum PRO(Producer Responsibility Organisation), which extracts metals such as aluminum, copper, brass and zinc from e-waste products that include computers, motherboards, mobile phones and server boards is now planning to …
It can turn glass, plastic and timber into commercial materials and other products An Indian-origin scientist in Australia has launched the world’s first microfactory that can transform the components from electronic waste items such as smartphones and laptops into valuable materials for re-use. According to Veena Sahajwalla, a professor at …
NEW DELHI: The Centre has come out with amendments in existing rules to ensure better management of e-waste and bio-medical waste through revised targets and monitoring under the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The amended e-waste (management) rules, notified by the environment ministry on Thursday, made it mandatory for the …
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said that the Government has amended the E-waste (Management) Rules in a move to facilitate and effectively implement the environmentally sound management of e-waste in India. Dr. Vardhan highlighted that the amendment in rules has been done with …
