Electronics

Do you plan to discard your mobile phone or exchange it for a new one? Then consider this: Old mobile phones constitute 1,700 tonnes of the 50,000 tonnes of e-waste generated in India each year and, according to a UN report released early this year, e-waste from mobile phones is set to rise 18 times by 2020.

Publication Date:

09/08/2010

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Electronic Waste, Waste Recycling, Electronics, Hazardous Waste, Greenpeace

Governance And Institutions

Innovating solutions for India's challenges

India first needs to innovate the solution itself, and then focus on the product
Arvind Singhal / New Delhi July 29, 2010, 0:03 IST

Publication Date:

29/07/2010

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Water Treatment Technology, Solar Energy, Lowcost Housing, Cars, Auto Industry, Tata Motors, Governance And Institutions, India, Business Standard (New Delhi), Electronics

Poverty

Some poor Indians live it up with 2-wheelers, TVs, fridges

Shailesh Dobhal

Publication Date:

29/06/2010

Source: Financial Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Household Appliances, Poverty, Financial Express (New Delhi), Two Wheelers, Electronics

Hazardous Waste

Used computers: A boon or bane?

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.

Publication Date:

05/06/2010

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Hazardous Waste, Electronic Waste, India, Business Standard (New Delhi), Electronics

Industry

Wipro, HCL among top five green firms

Rajiv Tikoo

Publication Date:

26/05/2010

Source: Financial Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Environment, Certified Emission Reduction, Industry, Electronics Industry, HCL Infosystems, WIPRO, Greenpeace, Financial Express (New Delhi), Electronics

Climate Change

Reading between the clouds

JYOTI VERMA THE ASIAN AG

Cloud computing loses its silver lining as environmentalists find hidden emissions in the back office

Publication Date:

13/05/2010

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Carbon Dioxide, Atmosphere Science, Green House Gases, Electronics Industry, Greenpeace, Asian Age (New Delhi), Electronics, Telecommunication

Hazardous Waste

State to unveil e-waste policy on may 13

THE State government will unveil the much-awaited e-waste policy on May 13, Minister for Information Technology Poongothai Aladi Aruna conveyed the Assembly on Monday.

Publication Date:

04/05/2010

Source: New Indian Express (Chennai)

Tags:

Hazardous Waste, Electronic Waste, Tamil Nadu, New Indian Express (Chennai), Electronics

Environment

Guide to greener electronics

This latest Greenpeace guide ranks 18 top consumer electronics producers according to their policies on toxic chemicals, recycling and climate change. Nokia tops the list followed by Sony Ericsson & Toshiba while Nintendo remained at the bottom.

Publication Date:

01/05/2010

Source: Greenpeace International

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