Outdated technology is still being brought into Pakistan in the guise of low-cost refurbished computers. This helps a common man to afford such appliances and at the same time due to limited or no warranty on these machines coupled with incompatibility with latest software the purchase can turn into a burden than a blessing.

Despite the fact that dumping old computers in developing countries has been declared as violation of international law, Pakistan was being used as dumping ground for over 50,000 tons of e-waste that hurts local industry and also creates environmental and health hazards.

Paid companies to discourage competitors

Delhi: Hardware companies are on the hunt for the best e-waste disposal mechanisms. The waste from discarded computers, TVs and mobiles is projected to grow to over 8,00,000 tonnes by 2012.

After Wipro, Nokia and Philips, Hewlett-Packard

SANGEETHA CHENGAPPA
BENGALURU

The Indian market place with over 35 million small and medium businesses (SMBs), a percentage of which is competing globally, are actively investing in Green IT initiatives.

Broad consensus on use of open source software POLITICAL parties may have different ideologies, but when it comes to e-governance they seem to agree on the type of computer software the country needs. The Bharatiya Janata Party

The Department of Information and Technology is likely to notify the software standards policy by May. The policy advocates use of standard open code for software and will boost FOSS. Jaijit Bhattacharya, of Sun Microsystems, a company selling FOSS, said the policy is pragmatic.

Leslie D'Monte & Kirtika Suneja / New Delhi April 23, 2009, 0:56 IST
Companies renew pledge to conserve environment, save energy costs on Earth Day.

The word

KAUSTUBH KULKARNI

They have been travelling to work in air-conditioned cabs and luxurious coaches all these years. IT employees of Pune will now also have to get used to public transport buses.