24/07/2008

• Proposed hazardous waste management rule: A Real hazard to the environment
By Priti Mahesh
Published in Toxics Dispatch; 24/07/2008
Industrial policies since independence fostered the growth of industries in India. The rapid industrialisation has been key to the economic growth. But one of the downsides of industrialization has been the generation of large quantity of hazardous wastes. Neither the existing regulations nor the proposed hazardous waste management rule suggest any effective solution to the ever-growing problem.

28/12/2007

• Downside of the Digital Revolution
By Satish Sinha
Published in Toxics Link; 28/12/2007
India’s IT revolution is the major contributor to the fast growing economy of the country. But the other side of the digital revolution is grim which reminds the producers, consumers and policy makers of a mounting problem; the new generation waste or E- waste. The article takes stock of the E—waste generation in the country and the future threats from E- waste.

05/12/2007

• Minutes of Meeting to discuss the Draft Hazardous Waste Rules 2007
By Toxics Link
Published in Toxics Link; 05/12/2007
A move that turns the cardinal Environment (Protection) Act 1986 on its head, lacks in participatory mechanism and a flip back to the dark ages, these are some of the reactions that civil society and international experts had on a new proposed draft hazardous waste law amendment, at a consultation meeting held to rally opinion on the proposals and highlight its potential impact on public health and environment.

17/11/2006

• Waste or opportunity? - The importance of a progressive Indian e-waste policy
By Thomas Swerts
Published in toxicslink.org; 17/11/2006
India has some of the world's most advanced high-tech software and hardware developing facilities but it still lacks a strong e-waste policy.

30/01/2006

• Computer Myths: The Story of Scrap
By Ravi Agarwal
Published in toxicslink.org; 30/01/2006
“Are you as the customer ready to foot the extra bill? why should the manufacturing sector alone be made the scapegoat for all the evils that emanate from e-waste? If computers and all other electronic items are so bad, why don’t you stop using the same altogether?” asks Vinnie Mehta, executive director, Manufacturers Association for Information and Technology.

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