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IIT Madras develops indigenous pilot plant to process 100 tonnes of eWaste per yearIIT Madras researchers have created a pilot plant in Tiruchirapalli. This facility can process 100 tonnes of electronic waste annually. It ...
Over 3.54 lakh tonnes of e-waste was collected, processed in FY21: Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev ChandrasekharUnder the Rules, producers and their service providers, dismantlers, recyclers, refurbishers are responsible for the collection of e-waste,...
Very high non-compliance of e-waste rules at 72 collection centres in Delhi: DPCCThe apex pollution control body has also been asked to cancel Extended Producer's Responsibility (EPR) authorization granted to the produce...
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 ...
17 lakh tonne of e-waste generated in India in 2014
17 lakh tonne of e-waste generated in country in 2014: Anil Madhav DaveHe said that his Ministry has comprehensively revised e-waste (Management & handling) Rules, 2011 and notified e-Waste (Management) Rules i...
India likely to generate 52 lakh MT of e-waste by 2020: StudyE-waste typically includes discarded computer monitors, motherboards, cathode ray tubes, printed circuit board,mobile phones and chargers, ...
CAG flays CPCB for 'failing' to implement e-waste management rulesGovernment auditor CAG today came down heavily on Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) saying that it had failed to take any action to im...
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.
With 9 tonnes of e-waste daily, Moradabad turning into a dumpCSE's Anupam Srivastava told TOI on Friday that the report will soon be presented to the Union and state governments.
Environment Ministry seek public comments on draft waste management rulesThe Ministry has sought the opinion within 60 days on the rules put out separately for managing bio-medical waste, municipal solid waste, p...
- 4,000 units fail to submit annual report on e-waste
As per the ?E-waste Management and Handling Rules, 2011', the units should submit the annual report on e-waste management to the PCB.
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...
- Govt implements e-waste disposal scheme
The MoFE is implementing a scheme to provide financial assistance for setting up of integrated recycling facilities for e-waste on PPP mode.
- E-waste volume set to reach eight lakh metric tonnes: Government
E-waste generated in the country is expected to reach eight lakh metric tonnes, marking an increase of nearly five-and-half times from 2005.
- E-waste volume set to reach eight lakh metric tonnes: Government
E-waste generated in the country is expected to reach eight lakh metric tonnes, marking an increase of nearly five-and-half times of the sa...
E-waste disposal rules come into forceRules aimed at reduction in use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment by putting the onus of e-waste management on...
- E-waste disposal rules come into force
Rules aimed at reduction in use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment by putting the onus of e-waste management on...
- 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...
- Noida-based firm to recycle e-waste
The Central Pollution Control Board has registered for the first time a Noida-based firm for recycling of e-waste, which poses a grave risk...