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UN prepares report on India's hazardous waste [1]

RASHME SEHGAL

India, being a major IT destination, is presently producing 400,000 tonnes of e-waste annually
The campaign launched by civil society groups against the huge quantities of toxic waste being generated in India has forced the United Nations to send UN special rapporteur Okechukwu Ibeanu to get a first hand take on practises being followed here.

Publication Date: 
14/01/2010
Asian Age (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Hazardous Waste [3], Electronic Waste [4], UN [5], India [6], Toxic Wastes [7]

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