An "E-waste Initiative" has been launched in Mumbai to deal with growing threat no one can ignore. The United Nations estimates that we generate millions of tons of e-waste, or electronic waste, every ...

Addressing the Growing E-Waste Challenge The issue of electronic waste (e-waste) is escalating in India, prompting ...

Mumbai: In a major push to modernise the city’s sanitation system, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to induct 988 advanced waste collection vehicles, aiming to overhaul how garbage ...

Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 11,060 prohibited walkie-talkie sets of Rs 2.5 crore, and second-hand hard disk drives (HDDs) worth Rs 6.75 crore, collectively valued ...

India has secured substantial industry commitments for critical mineral recycling, exceeding its initial target by over three times. This surge in private sector participation, with 850 kilotonnes ...

As digital consumption grows and e-waste mounts, burden of managing that waste falls on workers with little protection.

India’s two-million-tonne e-waste problem has deadly consequences The world produces 50 million tonnes of electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) per year, according to a recent UN report, but only ...

Mumbai, April 29: In several civic wards in Mumbai, dense populations and slum clusters are leading to higher waste generation. Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Bhide has directed officials to conduct ...