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The Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019 passed in Parliament

This Bill will have far reaching effects in Indian ship recycling industry.  The existing Ship breaking code (revised),...

📅 December 10, 2019

Government of India signs a MoU with IIT Delhi to set up a Centre of Excellence for Waste to Wealth Technologies

To commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to...

📅 May 3, 2019

Chinese Government bans foreign plastic ban

Chinese Government’s has put ban on the import of foreign plastic waste. The government has thrown the world...

📅 April 27, 2019

The world’s largest e-waste recycling hub opened in Dubai

The world’s largest e-waste recycling facility has recently opened at the Dubai Industrial Park in United Arab Emirates...

📅 March 27, 2019

India’s first-ever state-of-the-art e-waste recycling unit to be come up in Bengaluru

India’s first-ever state-of-the-art e-waste recycling unit will come up in Bengaluru, which produces an estimated one lakh tonne...

📅 July 4, 2018

India’s E-waste Generation: Key Facts from ASSOCHAM-NEC Study

A recent ASSOCHAM-NEC study on “Electricals & Electronics Manufacturing in India” has revealed that India recycles only 5%...

📅 June 4, 2018

Mottainai Concept and Swachch Bharat Mission

The Swachch Bharat Mission of India aims to improve sanitation and hygiene. It also looks for effective solid...

📅 May 2, 2018

Veena Sahajwalla launches world’s first microfactory to help tackle e-waste hazard

Veena Sahajwalla, an Indian-origin scientist in Australia, has launched the world’s first microfactory that can transform the components...

📅 April 12, 2018

Give Up to Give Back launched by WWF-India at 12th edition of Earth Hour 2018

The 12th edition of Earth Hour was observed across the world by turning off non-essential electric lights for...

📅 March 27, 2018

Kerala state government launched a new ‘E-Waste Disposal’ scheme in state schools

The Kerala government has recently launched a new ‘E-Waste Disposal’ scheme in its state schools with an aim...

📅 August 27, 2017

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