New Delhi, July 20, 2012: The streets in Delhi will soon have LED lights as the state government today said that it will shift from the ordinary CFL lights. Speaking at a function organised by BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) to encourage the use of LED, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that the state government is ready to promote it by granting concessions in VAT.

02 April 2012: Awareness about the environment has been growing in recent years. However, many products that is sold today contain toxins, and not much attention is paid to their safe disposal in India.

Mumbai, March 29, 2012: At 22, Dhwani Bafna, a student, has already accumulated an old DVD player, two mobile phones, a MP3 player and several CDs that she wants to throw away. While she junks the CDs in a dustbin, the electronic gadgets are just lying around.

New Delhi, January 31, 2012: Environmentalists say mercury in tube-lights and other fluorescent bulbs produced in India is exceeding the safe limit and there is no regulatory body to check the same.

A study by Toxics Link titled "Toxics In That Glow: Mercury in Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) in India" reveals the potential threat associated with these bulbs. The study, which analyzed twenty-two samples of CFLs of well-known brands sold in India for their mercury content, exposes somewhat disturbing trend in mercury dosing practice by the manufacturers.