India’s digital supply chain revolution: Turning e-waste into a trillion-dollar green opportunityIndia's booming digital economy grapples with a significant e-waste challenge, generating millions of tons annually with minimal formal pro...
04 Jul, 2025, 08.45 AM IST
From Daikin to Samsung, companies fight Modi govt over e-waste policyIndia faces a growing e-waste problem. New government rules require electronics companies to pay more for recycling. Daikin, Hitachi, and S...
11 Apr, 2025, 11.11 AM IST
View: The circular economic model must include refurbishment, recycling and reuse to save the planetThe 2020 Global e-Waste Monitor ranked India as the third-biggest contributor to e-waste in 2019, after China and the US, generating 3.2 mi...
14 Dec, 2023, 11.29 PM IST
E-waste policy recast to focus on number of products recycledThe government is planning to revamp the electronic waste policy, focusing on complete lifecycle management of products. This revised polic...
18 May, 2023, 11.52 PM IST
Urban mining: Why e-waste processing is a billion-dollar opportunity India shouldn’t missUrban mining has the potential to not only save the environment from e-waste, but also make India self-reliant in critical metals and creat...
27 Apr, 2023, 01.49 PM IST
How businesses can deal with growing problem of electronic wasteAlthough the problem of this ever-increasing e-waste is complex, yet it provides great value as these e-wastes are a rich source of preciou...
09 Aug, 2022, 12.50 PM IST
Plant to convert e-waste into bio fuel to be made operational soon: Harsh VardhanEnvironment Minister Harsh Vardhan said Saturday a plant to covert plastic waste into bio-diesel will soon be made operational at the India...
13 Oct, 2018, 03.22 PM IST
E-waste: NGT seeks info on generation, recycling and disposalE-waste is discarded electronic devices which includes discarded computers, office electronic equipment, mobile phones, TV sets, etc.
26 Nov, 2015, 03.37 PM IST
E-waste in India increasing at faster rate: Parliamentary panelStating that e-waste management is a huge global problem, the committee said there were numerous reports indicating that e-wastes are being...
03 May, 2015, 12.36 PM IST
Electronic companies and pollution boards flout e-waste rules: ReportMost reputed electronic and electrical equipment companies—both Indian and multinational have failed grossly in fulfilling their responsibi...
01 Jul, 2014, 09.05 PM IST
- GreenTek Reman offers a new horizon for E-cycling
GreenTek Reman, an end-to-end electronic waste (e-waste) recycling company is offering e-waste management services initiating a socially re...
26 Jul, 2012, 11.23 AM IST
- Encouraging IT firms to adopt green ways
Encouraging green practices among IT companies and its workforce, a green IT campaign called ‘My City – Lets Make it Green’ has been initia...
15 Apr, 2012, 05.18 AM IST
- By 2012, exclusive centres to collect old PCs and e-waste
Starting May 2012, all old computers and electronic equipment will have to be disposed off to authorized collection centres that would deal...
31 May, 2011, 02.27 AM IST
- Govt may ban import of e-waste
A decision is likely to be taken at the Economic Intelligence Council meeting scheduled for this month to be chaired by finance minister Pr...
06 Sep, 2010, 02.34 AM IST
- E-waste volume to increase in coming years
India would be confronted with the threat of accumulation of E-waste in the coming years if necessary policy and regulations are not put in...
07 Jul, 2010, 12.05 PM IST
- Waking up to e-waste
IT players are plugging onto the green socket with new programmes to dispose of e-waste.
17 Nov, 2008, 01.03 PM IST
- MAIT proposes separate legislation for E-Waste management
IT products manufacturers on Thursday proposed inclusion of a legislation exclusively for e-waste management in the existing waste manageme...
17 Jul, 2008, 07.15 PM IST