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26 Mar 2024

DNA: E-Waste...the 'Enemy' of Earth

20 Oct 2022

DNA: Who has the treatment of E-Waste?

According to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), an organization that monitors e-waste around the world, about 5 billion 300 million phones will be thrown around the world this year. That is, more than 530 crore phones will be thrown and you can estimate how big this number is, from the fact that today the total population of India is only about 130 crores. Watch the danger analysis of e-waste in DNA.

17 Aug 2022

Industry given more time for common charger adoption; concludes Govt meeting

Industry should be given more time for common charger solution. A sub-committee will be formed for common charger soon. EU adopted a USB-C port common charging standard for electronic devices by 2024.

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25 Jan 2022

Noida Authority flags off special vehicle to collect, recycle electronic waste

Noida Authority CEO Ritu Maheshwari flagged off a special vehicle It aimed to collect and recycle electronic waste in Uttar Pradesh`s Noida city She said that two agencies have been given the job of the collection and disposal of the E-waste

02 Jul 2020

World's e-waste 'unsustainable', says UN report citing China, India and US

The Global E-waste Monitor 2020 report found that the world dumped a record 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste last year. Just 17.4% was recycled.

04 Jun 2016

Mobile phones, TVs, computing devices part of 'most dangerous' e-waste produced by India

In what may turn out to be an alarming signal for India, mobile phones, televisions and personal computing devices are part of the 'most dangerous' electronic waste (e-waste) produced in India.

25 May 2016

India emerges as 5th largest producer of e-waste in world, says study

A new study revealed that India has emerged as the fifth largest producer of e-waste in the world by discarding roughly 18.5 lakh metric tonnes of electronic waste every year.

01 Feb 2016

Mumbai gets its first e-waste collection centre

Mumbai gets its 1st e-waste collection centre

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08 Dec 2015

India faces the challenge of mounting e-waste: Expert

India has not yet started a programme to formally train people in tackling electronic waste which has been increasing three times faster than any other solid waste, an expert said here on Monday.

27 Sep 2015

Europe dumped its electronic waste on foreign shores: Study

Mismanagement of discarded electronics within Europe involves a volume 10 times that of e-waste shipped to foreign shores in undocumented exports, according to an investigation into the functioning of the used and waste electronics market.

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