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Bihar: Time to wake up

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Mon, 11/04/2013 - 15:14

Patna, 18 September 2012 : Bihar is soon going to face a huge environmental challenge, with increasing e-waste generation in the state and lack of any initiatives to manage it. Patna, capital of Bihar, is the largest consumers of electronic goods in the state as large corporate, business houses, IT companies and Malls have made swift inroad in the city.
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E-waste Rules not going to change ground situation

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Mon, 11/04/2013 - 15:09

New Delhi, 30 Apr ,2012 : Electronic-waste (E-waste) is a critical issue India is facing today, with rapid technological advancement and growing obsolescence rate of electronics and electrical goods. The country is saddled with huge generation of this toxic waste, estimated to be more than 8 million tonnes. E-waste Management and Handling Rules, notified in May 2011 and which comes into force on May 1st, 2012 is a huge step in this direction.
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E-Waste Management in Gurgaon

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Mon, 11/04/2013 - 13:17

Gurgaon, 15th December, 2011 : Gurgaon, in last decade or so, has emerged as a major business center, being part of the National Capital Region.
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Toxics in That Glow” Indian CFL industry puts consumers at risk with very high levels of Mercury

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Mon, 11/04/2013 - 13:13

New Delhi, September 29, 2011: CFL bulbs have made inroads into the Indian lightning market on a huge scale. The fact that they are energy saving and have the potential of reducing approximately 40% energy demands globally has triggered the momentum. However, their energy saving character has diluted an equally important issue – the issue of mercury, an integral element of all CFLs and its end of life management needs to be addressed urgently.
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Old Trees destroyed by Power Company

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Mon, 11/04/2013 - 13:09

New Delhi 4th March, 2011: Transco the power company is laying power cables along Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Central Delhi. This is a tree-lined avenue with trees dating back from 1920 and before.
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Quotes From The Earth: The Environment Film Festival For Ecological Citizenship

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Mon, 11/04/2013 - 12:20

New Delhi 4 Dec ,2010 : Toxics Link and the India International Centre presents Quotes from the Earth: The International Environment Film Festival on the 4th and 5th of December 2010, at India International Centre New Delhi, with the theme “Ecological Citizenship.”
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The Draft E waste rules Needs more teeth??

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Mon, 11/04/2013 - 12:11

New Delhi, 11 Aug , 2010: The country today generates over 400,000 metric tones of E waste and the volume continues to grow exponentially throwing up serious challenges in managing such waste. After many years of campaign for a suitable law to deal with E waste the Ministry of Environment on announced a separate rule to deal with issues related to E waste in India.
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lead in Children`s Jewellery

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Mon, 11/04/2013 - 12:04

New Delhi, 2 July 2010 : Children`s jewellery is in vogue these days. In keeping with the tendency with children to suck or chew these trinkets, what if you come to know that these embellishments contain lead, a potent neurotoxin capable of IQ deficit, brain and kidney damage, gastrointestinal symptoms such as colic, and even death due to lead poisoning?
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SAGE Publications, Oxford Bookstore New Delhi and Toxics Link presents Our Toxic World: A guide to hazardous substances in our everyday lives

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Mon, 11/04/2013 - 11:52

New Delhi, 24 Apr ,2010 : SAGE Publications in association with Oxford Bookstore, New Delhi and Toxics Link today launched the book Our Toxic World: A guide to hazardous substances in our everyday lives compiled and scripted by Aniruddha Sen Gupta, eminent author with illustrations by Priya Kuriyan, renowned animator and film maker.
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School eliminates E waste

Submitted by ToxicsLink on Mon, 11/04/2013 - 11:43

New Delhi, 27 Jan , 2010 :Do you know that India alone generates more than 4 lakh tones of electronic waste, which is highly toxic in nature and requires appropriate technology and process for its sound management? If not, then take cue from the students of St.
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Toxics Link - for a toxics-free world

Toxics Link Key Impacts

Bio – Medical Waste Management Rules

Inclusion of several suggestions by Toxics Link in the revised bio-medical waste management rules, 2016

State level Workshop on Bio-Medical waste management conducted in Rajasthan in Collaboration with Rajasthan SPCB & State Department of Health & Family Welfare

Lead in paint

Mandatory Standard for Lead in Paint

Ten years long campaign, many study reports and continuous follow-up and meetings with different stakeholders including respective ministries resulted into "Mandatory Standard for Lead in Paint" for the country.