If you’re planning to dump your Old TV set or personal computer somewhere, beware. For, if the centre has its way, there will make dumping electronic waste an offence. Also in the offing are a set of guidelines to regulate e-waste recycling and check its adverse impact on environment and health.
In the absence of any [...]
Archive for November, 2011
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Disposed paper cups killing off bees
New Delhi: Used paper cups thrown outside juice and coffee shops could be behind India’s colony collapse disaster — the disappearing population of honey bees that pollinate 80% of all crops.
The sugary residue in these cups attract honey bees who look at it as an alternative
source of food . A “considerable population” of honey bees [...]
Could ‘Smart’ Textiles Prove Toxic?
The growing practice of weaving electronics into the fiber of clothing could add to the already monumental challenge of e-waste disposal. Some fifty million tons of electronic waste already accumulate annually in “soaring mountains” of refuse, the United Nations says.
As a Science Times article on wired textiles recently noted, electronic or “smart” textiles have electronics in the [...]
Disclose names of top biz defaulters: CIC to RBI
New Delhi: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked the Reserve Bank of India to make public the names and other details of top 100 industrialists of the country who have defaulted on loans from public sector banks. The commission also directed the central bank to post on its website [...]
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