Accelerating Plastics Circularity: Turning Ambition into Scalable Action | Industry RoundtableIndustry experts convened to emphasize the need for advancing plastics circularity throughout India and the Asia Pacific region. They ident...
02 Sep, 2026, 07.04 PM IST
Can a simple drop tell if your battery is dead? Here’s what the bounce test suggestsWhat if a single drop could reveal whether an AA battery is dead? The viral battery bounce test has fascinated millions because it appears ...
13 Jul, 2026, 08.10 PM IST
Your empty plastic bottle could one day power an electric vehicle, scientists sayA discarded plastic bottle may soon become more than waste. Plastic waste to battery graphite innovation reveals how scientists are transfo...
30 Jun, 2026, 08.41 PM IST
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...
02 Aug, 2024, 01.06 PM IST
Battery recycling shatters the myth of EV wasteTraditional methods of ripping materials out of the ground and refining them for battery backs requires enormous amounts of energy. As a re...
25 Apr, 2024, 12.57 AM IST
How battery recycling can help EVs to be truly greenBatteries of EVs after their usage need to be accurately managed to avoid them being harmful to the environment. One solution to this probl...
19 Jan, 2024, 10.13 PM IST
Power from used batteries: How Bengaluru-based MiniMines can power 66-lakh EVsA Bengaluru-based cleantech company says it can achieve 96% purity in extracting metals from used batteries. This would mean reduced import...
14 Jan, 2024, 09.46 AM IST
Flood of used batteries could supercharge China’s electric car marketThe most profitable EV batteries to recycle are made of lithium, nickel, cobalt and manganese. To extract the metals, the batteries have to...
22 Dec, 2023, 10.22 AM IST
Caterpillar invests in tech startup Nth Cycle to boost recyclingThe investment, announced on Monday, comes as part of a $44 million Series B round of financing in privately-held Nth Cycle, which is among...
05 Dec, 2023, 09.20 AM IST
Significant growth opportunities in Indian Battery Energy Storage System market: Industry playersExperts believe that there is a significant growth opportunity in the Indian Battery Energy Storage System market due to advancements in ne...
04 Oct, 2023, 05.49 PM IST
Recycling business can be a $20-billion opportunity: Avendus CapitalThe world is now under more pressure to become sustainable than ever before, Avendus said in the report, titled ‘Circular Economy: Recyclin...
05 Jun, 2023, 01.08 AM IST
How to effectively manage e-waste at home or in officeE-waste and its disposal are a major environmental concern that affects the entire world and causes serious health problems for anyone who ...
02 Jun, 2022, 11.21 AM IST
India's top e-recycler Attero to spend $1 bln to expand as EVs take offThe World Bank-backed company, whose clients include Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor, also plans to prepare for an initial public off...
31 May, 2022, 02.40 PM IST
Ace Green Recycling raises over $7 million in funding led by Circulate CapitalThe startup has a global client base and recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Massive Mobility in India. It will also use the...
17 Feb, 2022, 03.31 PM IST
Lithium-Ion battery recycling presents a $1,000 million opportunity in IndiaAs per JMK Research estimates, the lithium-ion battery market in India is expected to increase from 2.9 GWh in 2018 to about 132 GWh by 203...
27 Sep, 2019, 10.48 PM IST
India in dire need of e-waste segregation, management services: ESR GopalIIT-B professor emeritus ESR Gopal believes that absence of proper technology stops us digging into a treasure torve called e-waste that co...
11 Feb, 2013, 06.28 PM IST
- Delhi to be global e-waste capital soon
As many as 900 pcs and 3,500 TV sets are dismantled in the city every day for reuse of their component parts.
02 Aug, 2006, 12.00 AM IST