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 …
The Delhi High Court today asked municipal bodies and the Delhi government whether there was any policy to deal with the disposal of electronic waste (e-waste), dubbing it a "critical area" which has so far escaped attention. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar …
Order of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Gauri Grover Vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 14/03/2018 regarding solid waste management in Delhi. Delhi High Court finds that the issue of e-waste has not been addressed and directs the municipal corporations to place before the …
BENGALURU: Apple supplier Wistron’s facility in Bengaluru has achieved zero waste to landfill certification in a little over a year, much faster than its assembly units in China, says Apple’s latest progress report on supplier responsibility. The other assembly units took two years to secure the certification. Wistron’s unit in …
Thiruvananthapuram: A meeting convened by district collector K Vasuki has decided to implement green protocol in collectorate and to make it free of e-waste. The decision was taken in the meeting of all department heads convened as part of the zero waste programme. “As a first step, a list of …
Jamshedpur: An old laptop or a mobile phone may be of no value, but did you know if discarded properly they have the potential to generate wealth and also save the environment? Burmamines-based National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML) for the first time has taken an initiative to make people aware about …
At least 38 million Kenyans will today replace phone batteries they bought two years ago, but they have no place to dispose of the used gadgets. expired ones- probably in their dustbins, street, garden or even in a water body According to a recent survey by the United Nations Environmental …
The National Green Tribunal today imposed an environment compensation of Rs 10 lakh on the Uttar Pradesh government for failing to take action on disposing e-waste from the banks of the Ramganga river in Moradabad. The National Green Tribunal today imposed an environment compensation of Rs 10 lakh on the …
Jamia scientists analysed soil samples from Krishna Vihar in Mandoli Improperly-handled electronic waste may be contaminating sections of the city’s groundwater and soil, according to a study by researchers at Jamia Millia Islamia. The scientists analysed soil samples from Mandoli’s Krishna Vihar — which has several mounds of unprocessed electronic …
This paper reveals the magnitude of heavy metal contamination of soil and groundwater in and around an unauthorized e-waste recycling site in Delhi. Though unsafe and unorganized and with the e-waste handling now legally banned in Delhi, the informal sector is still actively involved in dismantling, extracting and disposing of …
Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) is likely to generate about 1,50,000 metric tonnes (MT) of e-waste per annum by 2020 from the current level of 85,000 metric tonnes, according to industry body Assocham. E-waste is expected to be generated at compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 25 per cent in …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Disposal of e-Waste, 22/12/2017. There are 178 dismantling/recycling units with a capacity of 441085.6 metric tonnes per annum. The State-wise details of installed recycling/dismantling facilities operating in the country is given at annexure-1.
India generated nearly 2 million tonnes of electronic waste last year, of the 44.7 million tonnes produced globally reveals this new report released by the United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union. Electronic waste poses ‘growing risk’ to environment, human health, UN report warns. The Global E-Waste Monitor 2017 highlights increasing levels …
On Monday, environment minister, Vincent Biruta and a number of guests launched Rwanda’s first National e-Waste recycling facility located in Bugesera District. Although the facility worth Rwf 1.26bn is under the ministry of trade, industry (MINICOM), it was funded by Rwanda Green Fund. During a past interview with The New …
The Environment Ministry has proposed to relax the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) plan by reducing the e-waste collection targets for industries. With 1.7 million tonnes of e-waste generated annually (2014 record), India is the fifth largest generator of e-waste globally with an unorganised market of about 95 per cent dealing …
The Environment Ministry has proposed to relax the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) plan by reducing the e-waste collection targets for industries. With 1.7 million tonnes of e-waste generated annually (2014 record), India is the fifth largest generator of e-waste globally with an unorganised market of about 95 per cent dealing …
The e-Waste Management Policy outlines the State’s vision to create an aware society which plays an active role in managing e-Waste and assist the highly unsafe unorganized sector transition into the organized sector. The policy lists numerous initiatives targeted at retail and bulk consumers of electronics, manufacturers, and those who …
The Centre's Bureau of Energy Efficiency has proposed rules for star labels on light emitting diode (LED) bulbs to help consumers pick the devices on the basis of energy consumption as possible now for air-conditioners or refrigerators. The BEE, an agency under the Union power ministry, has released for public …
PANAJI: The workshop was to discuss and share ideas on how the problem of e-waste has been a burning issue which needs to be tackled in Goa. In view of this, Goa-based NGO Communicare Trust along with the ministry of electronics and information technology, NASSCOM, MAIT, CEAMA under the Digital …
Despite the Modi government’s pitch for Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan, Make in India campaign, Smart Cities Project, Digital India Campaign and the Zero Effect Zero Defect policy (leaving zero effect on the environment), glaring gaps in management of environmentally hazardous e-waste are yet to be addressed. India generates an estimated 1.7 …
Although the Narendra Modi government’s pitch for ‘Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan’, ‘Make in India’ campaign, ‘Smart Cities Project’, ‘Digital India Campaign’ and the ‘Zero Effect Zero Defect’ policy (leaving zero effect on the environment), glaring gaps in management of environmentally hazardous E-waste have yet to be addressed. India generates an estimated …
