Plan To Make Entire Product Portfolio Energy-Efficient, Launch Product Recycling

Mumbai: With the rise in use of electronic goods, the amount of e-waste produced has also risen to alarming levels. To address the issue, the Maharashtra E-Waste Association (Mewa) has been invited by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to get suggestions on the draft of the E-Waste (Handling and Management) Rules, 2010.

The European Union (EU) is providing technical expertise to the Government as it drafts a policy framework for waste management, said Ms Daniele Smadja, Ambassador and Head of the Delegation of the European Union in India, while addressing a two-day FICCI Environment Conclave 2010.

Kirtika Suneja & Ruchika Chitravanshi / New Delhi June 05, 2010, 0:07 IST

The increase in availability of second-hand computers in India has become a matter of concern not just for the trade and commerce sector but also for the environment.

Kirtika Suneja / Roorkee (uttar Pradesh) June 05, 2010, 0:06 IST

It's a bit of an obvious thing to do, but Attero Recycling has its plant in a green building. About 10 kilometres from Roorkee on the road to Dehradun, it is difficult to miss.

Around 200 students from various schools participated in the World Environment Week celebrations which commenced in Chandigarh on Tuesday. On the occasion, a cycle rally was organised jointly by CII-Yi, Sai Tara Ummat Foundation and CPTL - Envirotech. The theme of the rally was

Collection centres from September, assures Chennai Corporation