Recent studies contradict the view that emissions from cell phone cause irreparable damage to health

Recent studies in institutions across the world have contradicted reports of radiation from cell phones and their towers damaging the eggs of sparrows, and thereby contributing to their reducing numbers.

Pollution Control Board steps up drive on e-waste

The next time you go to buy a laptop or a hard disk at one of those swanky showrooms, chances are that the salesperson would, besides telling you the features of the device, also give you detailed instructions on how to discard the equipment and the contact details of their collection centres. If she does not do so, you might have to ask for them, because according to the E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011,

Power crisis has spurred engineering students to devise energy-saving projects this year

What if you had an application in your building that could track which household uses the maximum electricity and could calculate extra tariffs for that specific household? Would the timing and duration of load shedding differ for everybody then?

Tons of wires, some burnt and some half-used with the copper jutting out, dozens of old mobile phones abandoned on shelves of hostels, hundreds of broken capacitors and plenty of old P3 computers — these are merely some things that comprise the vast mass of e-waste generated from colleges, a real treasure trove for recyclers.

The extended Producer Responsibility principle, notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forest recently, places the onus on the producers for the entire lifecycle of the product. To comply, many mobile handset companies have started aggressively promoting their ‘payback' service that facilitates the exchange of mobile phones. But one ought to do with other e-waste that stays accumulated at home is a concern that still remains to be addressed.

State's annual e-waste likely to touch 35,000 tonnes in 2 years
Chennai ranks fourth among the top 10 e-waste generators in the country
Huge amount of imported e waste in Chennai
CHENNAI: For the past three years, the month of June has been the only time when Jai Krishna and his 13 friends, all employees of TCS, travel by public transport to office as part of their extended support to Environme