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India fifth biggest generator of e-waste in 2014: U.N. report [1]

India is the fifth biggest producer of e-waste in the world, discarding 1.7 million tonnes (Mt) of electronic and electrical equipment in 2014, a UN report has warned that the volume of global e-wa

Publication Date: 
20/04/2015
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
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India [3], Electronic Waste [4], Mobile Phone [5], Computers [6], Electronics Industry [7], Hazardous Waste [8]
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