DNA: E-Waste...the 'Enemy' of Earth
As the desire for electronic goods is increasing in the country and the world, those gadgets are now strangulating our environment by becoming poison.
Mar 26, 2024, 23:18 PM IST
DNA: Who has the treatment of E-Waste?
According to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), an organization that monitors e-waste around the world, about 5 billion 300 million phones will be thrown around the world this year. That is, more than 530 crore phones will be thrown and you can estimate how big this number is, from the fact that today the total population of India is only about 130 crores. Watch the danger analysis of e-waste in DNA.
Oct 20, 2022, 23:38 PM IST
Govt meeting for common charger solution concludes today; Industry gets more time for adoption
Industry should be given reasonable time before making it mandatory. More discussion is needed for the protection of consumers, according to sources.
Aug 17, 2022, 17:27 PM IST
Noida Authority flags off special vehicle to collect, recycle electronic waste
A special vehicle was flagged off on Monday aiming to collect and recycle the electronic waste in Uttar Pradesh`s Noida city. Noida Authority CEO Ritu Maheshwari flagged off the vehicle.
Jan 25, 2022, 07:48 AM IST
World's e-waste 'unsustainable', says UN report citing China, India and US
The Global E-waste Monitor 2020 report found that the world dumped a record 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste last year. Just 17.4% was recycled.
Jul 03, 2020, 01:27 AM IST
Mobile phones, TVs, computing devices part of 'most dangerous' e-waste produced by India
In what may turn out to be an alarming signal for India, mobile phones, televisions and personal computing devices are part of the 'most dangerous' electronic waste (e-waste) produced in India.
Jun 04, 2016, 10:03 AM IST
India emerges as 5th largest producer of e-waste in world, says study
A new study revealed that India has emerged as the fifth largest producer of e-waste in the world by discarding roughly 18.5 lakh metric tonnes of electronic waste every year.
May 25, 2016, 23:30 PM IST
Mumbai gets its first e-waste collection centre
Mumbai gets its 1st e-waste collection centre
Feb 01, 2016, 20:24 PM IST
India faces the challenge of mounting e-waste: Expert
India has not yet started a programme to formally train people in tackling electronic waste which has been increasing three times faster than any other solid waste, an expert said here on Monday.
Dec 09, 2015, 00:19 AM IST
Europe dumped its electronic waste on foreign shores: Study
Mismanagement of discarded electronics within Europe involves a volume 10 times that of e-waste shipped to foreign shores in undocumented exports, according to an investigation into the functioning of the used and waste electronics market.
Sep 27, 2015, 16:18 PM IST
