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Why battery recycling units across India are harmful for children and pregnant womenA new study by Toxics Link reveals alarming lead contamination in soil surrounding battery recycling units across India, with levels signif...- NITI Aayog lays out a roadmap for advancing the circular economy framework for E-waste and lithium-ion battery scrapIn its report, jointly prepared with the The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), the Aayog has called for additional incentives to manuf...
- India pushes for e-waste recycling to recover critical mineralsIndia is boosting its capacity to recycle electronic waste and recover critical minerals. A new Rs 1,500 crore incentive scheme will encour...
- UFlex introduces single-pellet solution for food packagingUFlex has launched an FSSAI-compliant single-pellet solution, integrating recycled and virgin PET for food and beverage packaging, simplify...
- For circular economy, India plans EPR rules for other sectorsIndia is set to extend the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) guidelines to additional sectors to foster a circular economy. The move, ...
- Big changes ahead for Indian carmakers on recycling steelFrom April, automobile manufacturers must recycle at least 8% of steel used in vehicles sold in 2005-06. This increases to 18% by 2035-36. ...
- Is India ready to recycle millions of end-of-life EV batteries?As India embraces electric vehicles to combat pollution and reduce oil dependency, the importance of lithium battery recycling becomes evid...
- Why it is time to focus on plastic waste recycling and renewablesEfforts are underway to streamline processes, enhance transparency, and create value in the recycling industry. Companies are focusing on s...
- India will soon have solar power waste to fill 720 Olympic-size swimming pools. It has to urgently find solutions.The country is betting big on solar energy — and rightfully so. But it is not giving equal importance on managing or recycling the waste th...
- Recycling crisis: India’s plastic waste keeps piling up to alarming levelsPlastic is unavoidable now and so is the pollution caused by it. The answer lies in managing plastic waste in a better way and embracing re...
- India surpasses Montreal protocol targets, leads global efforts in sustainable cooling: New govt reportIndia's proactive measures, outlined in the HCFC Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP) Stage-II, have set a remarkable example for global climat...
- Ban on single-use plastic items kicks in from todayViolation of the ban will invite punitive action, including a fine or a jail term or both, detailed under Section 15 of the Environment Pro...
- Plastic ban: Imported paper straws to have cost implications, says packaged food industryArguing that there is no viable alternative at present, industry body Action Alliance for Recycling Beverage Cartons (AARC) and Home-grown ...
- India is committed to address plastic pollution: India at UNEAMaking the national statement for India, Environment Secretary Leena Nandan also said that sustainable development is core to the country's...
- How plastic ban will affect businesses and consumersIndia’s plastic-processing industry has over 30,000 units and an annual turnover of Rs 2.25 lakh crore.
- Mounting e-waste pile doesn’t bother Bengaluru citizensBengaluru, which accounts for about a third of India’s software exports and home to over 7,000 startups, produced 37,000 tonnes of e-waste ...
- Unproven tech keeps Jaitapur project groundedThe problem is with the massive 1,600 MW EPR reactors to be installed in Jaitapur. The technology is yet to be proven despite being under w...
- India wants to double consumption of cheap material in 5 yrs, what about its plastic waste?As per a 2013 estimate by the Central Pollution Control Board, Indians throw out 15,342 tonnes of plastic waste every day, of which about 6...
- N-carpet awaits PM in ParisPM expresses hope that N-pact will be signed with France.
- MAIT proposes separate legislation for E-Waste managementIT products manufacturers on Thursday proposed inclusion of a legislation exclusively for e-waste management in the existing waste manageme...
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