MAYOR M Subramanian on Tuesday announced that residents could earn Rs two per kg for handing over segregated waste like plastic covers and polythene bags to visiting Corporation staff.

In the run up to the Commonwealth Games this year, the Delhi government will launch a pilot project to set up e-waste disposal bins at various locations to curb the growing menace of electronic waste in the city.

The e-waste disposal bins will be placed at markets including Nehru Place, which is famous for electronic shops.

Chief minister Sheila Dikshit will inaugurate this

Mumbai The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will float tenders in two months to set up a dedicated electronic waste processing unit in the metropolitan region.

However, the MMRDA is yet to locate a four-acre plot in the region for the unit.

The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), appointed by the state in 2009 to study and suggest measures for management of e-waste in Mumbai, will submit its report by April 2011.

Software-to-soap maker Wipro Ltd plans to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint by half in the next five years. The Bangalore-based company with significant interests in IT, would reduce GHG intensity to 2.5 tonnes per employee by 2015, according to the company