India is likely to generate 5.2 million tonnes of e-waste per year by 2020, up from 2 million tonnes in 2016, according to a recent ASSOCHAM-EY joint study ...
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Haribaabu Naatesan, an artist from Mumbai creates art using the electronic waste like old CDs, mobile phones, laptops and parts of microwave and washing machines which might otherwise end up in landfills ...
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Expressing concerns over the harmful effects of a toxic chemical element antimony which is widely used in coating solar panels, the National Green Tribunal has asked the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Ministry of Environment and Forests and other stakeholders to come out with a policy or a set of rules for proper disposal of solar panels with antimony ...
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1,000 kilos of e-waste was collected in one year at the recycling centre at Dhankawadi in Pune, thanks to the efforts of waste pickers ...
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Veena Sahajwalla, a scientist in Sydney, is the inventor of ‘microfactories’ that claims transform e-waste into reusable material to be converted into ceramics and plastic filaments for 3D printing ...
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According to a joint study by ASSOCHAM-NEC, Maharashtra contributes the most to the 2 million tonnes of e-waste generated in India. The state generates 19.8 per cent (3,96,000 tonnes per annum) of country’s e-waste, but recycles only about 47,810 tonnes per annum ...
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According to a recent report by ASSOCHAM-NEC, India generates around 2 million tonnes of e-waste every year. It is time that you contribute less to it by reusing old CDs and DVDs ...
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The Delhi High Court ordered that steps taken should be time bound and directed the ministry to also indicate how e-waste was being managed and disposed of at present by the industries ...
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The Delhi High Court raised concern over rise of e-waste in the city and asked the civic bodies whether there is any plan on its disposal ...
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The analysis report submitted by Uttar Pradesh authorities said that there is a presence of metals like chromium, cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, manganese and zinc in the waste dumped near the Ramganga river ...
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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology believes e-waste recycling R&D processes can become economically viable if infrastructure and training tools are obtained under the public-private partnership programmes ...
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The Central Pollution Control Board was given the Extended Producer Responsibility authorisation under the new e-waste rules after the parliamentary committee took note of the poor performance by state pollution control boards ...
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