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India plans repairability index for mobile, electronics to tackle e-waste

The Consumer Affairs Ministry is spearheading the initiative, which will provide a score on key par…

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India is the Biggest Dumping Ground for E-Waste. Here's How Teens Recycle It

Around 50,000 people, many of them children, spend hours recovering gold, copper, and platinum from…

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India's refurbished smartphone market witnesses accelerated growth

India's refurbished smartphone market is experiencing significant growth, outpacing the new smartph…

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Microsoft's Windows 10 support end could turn 240 mn PCs into e-waste

Microsoft's decision to end support for Windows 10 could turn 240 million personal computers into e…

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Developing countries like India bear the brunt of global e-waste

Countries like Australia, China and the United States produce most of the world’s e-waste, but it’s…

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We’re drowning in electronic waste because we buy new devices too soon and don't recycle old stuff fast enough

Discarded electronics are the world's fastest-growing category of domestic waste and most devices a…

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Samsung’s recycled parts programme might make your phone repairs up to 50% cheaper

In another boost to its sustainability effort, Samsung is now looking to increase the use of recycl…

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Amazon's plastic packaging was reportedly found thousands of miles away at illegal dump sites in India

Plastic packaging has been found to release noxious odors at waste sites and can emit toxic chemica…

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200 Indian companies register for extended producer responsibility for plastic packaging

Ahead of the total ban on Single Use Plastic (SUP) from July 1, about 200-odd brand owners, includi…

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Online e-commerce player Meesho is the new crorepati factory

Online e-commerce player Meesho is the new crorepati factory

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Bitcoin mining isn't just consuming energy, it's also generating 272 grams of e-waste with every transaction

The study indicated that Bitcoin could produce as much as 64.4 metric kilotons of e-waste, ove…

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Trashing up: India produces more e-waste than most of the world, says report

The other countries high on the list are China, USA, Japan and Germany. India generates abou…

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India puts brakes on Apple’s plans to import and sell second-hand phones

Earlier, the Department of Electronics and Information Technology had red flagged Apple’s plans to …