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Streamlined e-waste policy is need of the hour [1]

State's annual e-waste likely to touch 35,000 tonnes in 2 years
Chennai ranks fourth among the top 10 e-waste generators in the country
Huge amount of imported e waste in Chennai
CHENNAI: For the past three years, the month of June has been the only time when Jai Krishna and his 13 friends, all employees of TCS, travel by public transport to office as part of their extended support to Environme

Publication Date: 
20/06/2011
Vasudha Venugopal [2]
Hindu (Chennai) [3]
Tags:
Tamil Nadu [4], Chennai (T) [5], Electronic Waste [6], Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) [7], Computers [8], Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF) [9]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electronic-waste
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/central-pollution-control-board-cpcb
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/computers
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef