Junk must be deposited with authorised recyclers

The State government is all set to issue the e-waste guidelines in the next two weeks, with the Electronic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011, coming into effect from May 1. Highly placed sources told Deccan Herald that even though the guidelines were supposed to be introduced soon after notification of the Act, it has been delayed as the government took time for consultation with stakeholders and NGOs.

The IT and electronics industry insists that the entire collection mechanism of e-waste will need to be strengthened in order to make the new e-waste management rules effective.

The e-waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011, which were notified in May 2011, have come into effect from May 1, 2012 and people will now be required to dispose of their discarded electronic at designated centres.

At Old Seelampur, an impoverished neighbourhood in Northeast Delhi, rows of hollowed-out computer monitors line a dingy lane. On another street here, room after room on either side is piled high with dusty keyboards and metallic innards of computers and other electronic goods. Welcome to the wasteland of India’s urban refuse. Here, heaps of electronic waste — or e-waste as it is more commonly referred to — wait to be dismantled and recycled for anything of value.

The new air conditioners have been designed on the basis of European and International safety standards

Godrej Appliances today said it has started manufacturing the world's first ozone and climate-friendly air-conditioners, Godrej EON Green Balance, range of five star air conditioners. "We are delighted to be the first one to commercially manufacture and launch this product in the market. The very fact that the government and the government of Germany have been our partner in this endeavour showcases the significance of this launch,"

Six new projects involving a total investment of Rs. 3,411 crore will come up at the Industrial Model Township (IMT) in Rohtak, while two projects, including the second plant of Asian Paints and a blending and bottling plant, will be inaugurated by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on April 23.

Stating this here on Wednesday, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation managing director Rajeev Arora said Mr. Hooda will lay the foundation of the projects of Maruti Suzuki India, Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited, Nippon Carbide, Sabarkantha Cooperative — a unit of Amul Dairy, Lakshmi Precision Screws and Aisin Automotive Haryana Private Limited.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked South Korean businessmen to help India expand its burgeoning solar and nuclear power sectors by investing in these environment-friendly technologies.

"We are committed to increasing energy efficiency and the share of renewables, including solar and nuclear power, in our energy mix," Singh told a group of top Korean CEOs here.

Take a good look at your shelves and the hidden corners of your cupboards. You are bound to find at least one gadget that you had hoarded simply because it had lived up to its worth or because you had replaced it with a newer model. A survey by Nokia reveals that only about three per cent of people recycle their mobile phones. A big reason why old gadgets and electrical appliances gather dust is because of consumer indifference to environment-friendly disposal methods or recycling programmes run by agencies and non-government organisations (NGOs).