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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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Kerala govt. to reward up to Rs. 2,500 for reporting illegal waste dumping on roads
The person who informs authorities of such violations will be given Rs 2,500 (maximum) or 25 per ce…
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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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Dump and donate: Month long e-waste collection drive across 120 cities launched
A month-long campaign for the collection of e-waste from 120 cities across the country was launched…
PTI
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Hindalco highlights green initiatives across railways, EVs & e-waste recycling
India’s metals major Hindalco has been active in the railways sector and has already commercialised…
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Artist recycles e-waste from banks into 10-ft-tall statue
Over 250 desktops and 200 motherboards, cables, 15,000 rivets and more than 9,000 screws -- no, thi…
PTI
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TN protests as Kerala dumps its meat waste, bottles and other trash on its neighbour
Idakkal Panchayat has already written a letter to the Tirunelveli district collector on th…
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Apple, Samsung lead sustainability but smartphone e-waste still major concern
Apple leads the smartphone market in the overall approach towards sustainability, followed by Samsu…
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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…
Tim Paradis
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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…
Aaron Mok
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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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World producing record amount of single-use plastic waste than ever: Minderoo Foundation report
The world is producing a record amount of single-use plastic waste, mostly made from polymers creat…
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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’s green jobs are growing but are colleges ready to supply the talent?
India’s green jobs market has exploded, thanks to its net zero commitments, thrust for electric veh…
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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 …