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 e-waste or electronic waste discarded by IT companies is piling up in the backyard of the Pearl City posing health hazard to the denizens. The lengthy process involved in identifying e-waste and getting sanction for disposal is time consuming which denies the opportunity to recycle the equipment. According to …
Soon, thousands of schoolchildren in the State will walk onto their campus carrying a bag filled with discarded plastic bottles and ditched electronic devices. In a unique initiative to weed out the menace of e-waste and plastic, the government is in the final stages of clearing a unique proposal involving …
THIRUVANANTHAURAM: The health wing of city corporation, in a clear move to distance itself from Clean Kerala Company, has engaged two private parties for collection of e-waste and plastic waste from the city. The decision has also nullified possibilities for realizing the proposed steps finalized during the last meeting held …
Whatever happened to your old Windows 2000 desktop computer? Are you still hanging on to mobile phone handsets of the past? And what about the monolithic printer you chucked out in a zen-inspired fury? Well, you might soon be wearing them on your wrist, if a new tracker concept made …
Over a month ago, she learned of a group that facilitates door-to-door collection of plastic once a month from various parts of the city. That plastic bags are hazardous to the environment was something Shilpa Kaul, resident of BT Kawade Road, had known for a long time. As a conscious …
Use 500-kg bin at Pragati Maidan from October 18 onwards Don’t know where to dispose your obsolete or broken electrical or electronic devices? From October 18 onwards, city dweller can head to Pragati Maidan to dispose of these in the two large e-waste collection bins (500 kg each) installed just …
A study reveals that the zinc levels are 15 times more than the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) standards in the soil samples collected from near river Ramganga at Moradabad, known for its e-waste recycling industry.Quoting specialists, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said that since most of the …
In the run-up to one year of the Swachh Bharat initiative, the government is planning to grade railway stations, airports, shipyards, hospitals, schools, colleges and tourist destinations based on the degree of sanitation. Such a ranking would motivate higher levels of sanitation in the country, according to a statement by …
A study done by the Centre for Science and Research on Moradabad’s e-waste recycling industry has shown contamination due to heavy metals to be very high in and around the city. Moradabad is known for its e-waste recycling industry. The city is located on the banks of the Ramganga, an …
CSE study shows e-waste recycling leading to heavy metal contamination in Moradabad Moradabad gets 50 per cent of all PCBs used in India, and 90 tonnes of e-waste everyday CSE collected soil and water samples from five locations India does not have heavy metal contamination standards for soil Zinc levels …
Calcutta tops the chart in generating e-waste after Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bangalore and Chennai. An ill-equipped disposal system has ensured that a major chunk of the e-waste is crudely dismantled or burnt in a little over 1,000 informal units in the city and suburbs, exposing millions to health hazards, a Metro …
The Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has launched a £775,000 fund to help local authorities improve the collection, re-use and recycling of electrical goods. Councils are being urged to bid for a portion of the funding, with £40,000 available for individual local authorities, and up to £100,000 available …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Toxics Links Vs. Union of India & Others dated 08/09/2015 regarding e-waste. According to the Counsel appearing for the Applicant, a chart showing the status of the States vis-à-vis the primary grievance of the applicant is …
PUNE: Warje Karvenagar ward office, in association with Janwani and Cummins India limited, organized an e-waste collection drive on Saturday in municipal panel number 35. A special vehicle for collection was sent to areas in the wards under this panel. The vehicle plied in different societies from 10am to 8pm. …
Inadequate waste management has become a major public health, economic and environmental problem, with 7-10 billion tons of urban waste produced each year and 3 billion people worldwide lacking access to controlled waste disposal facilities reveals this new UNEP report. Fuelled by population growth, urbanization and rising consumption, the volumes …
Only a third of Europe's electronic waste is properly recycled, with vast numbers of cellphones, computers and televisions illegally traded or dumped, a study led by the United Nations and INTERPOL said on Sunday. Sweden and Norway were close to European targets of collecting and recycling 85 percent of all …
18-year-old Perry Alagappan feted at World Water Week for his groundbreaking graphene heavy-metal filter, which he will keep open-source Consumer electronics, including computers and mobiles, are leaving a legacy of toxic waste in countries including China and India. Recycling factories across Asia are recovering e-waste exported from around the world, …
Junior Water Prize on Tuesday night for inventing a filter through which toxic heavy metals from electronic waste can be removed from water. At the Grand Hotel in central Stockholm, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden presented the prize to Perry Alagappan, who won out of the group of 29 finalists. …
UK charity Techfortrade is trying to make 3D printing affordable for developing countries by creating software that is able to take e-waste components and use them to build 3D printers. In fact, the charity says the technology is available for free online, and anyone around the world can use the …
Latest figures show that Wales' recycling and composting rate for the past year has reached 56% - a 2% climb from 2013. Over the span of 12 years, Wales has reduced the amount of resources it was sending to landfill by over 1.1 million tonnes, saving over £83m in landfill …
