Legislation that came into effect in India this month aims to deal with the environmental effects of electronic waste in the country. According to a government report, this waste stream has increased by a factor of more than five in seven years and is expected to exceed 800,000 tonnes in 2012. (Correspondence)
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/control-electronic-waste-india
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/govindasamy-agoramoorthy
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/chiranjib-chakraborty
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electronic-waste
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toxic-wastes
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-recycling
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-management
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-waste-regulations
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electronics-industry