Green tribunal bans use of gas, electronic cutters in dismantling machinery in Delhi's Mayapuri scrap market

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned the use of gas or electronic cutters in dismantling heavy machinery like generators, tankers and transformers in Mayapuri junk market in west Delhi, one of India’s biggest market for used automotive and industrial spare parts.

End-of-life neglect

Wasted e-waste

A year in the life of a law

Electrical and electronic goods have made their presence ubiquitous. Right from the morning toast to the laptop during the day and the television in the evening, their presence cuts across time, space and socio-economic strata. It is a testimony to the spread of electronic goods that the snake charmer in the stereotypical image of the Indian society has a mobile phone.

Trick or treat?

Bhopal waste to be disposed of in the sea?

Recent reports in the media suggesting that there is a proposal to incinerate toxic waste lying at Bhopal’s Union Carbide factory at sea has left activists worried and officials puzzled.

Promises broken, justice delayed

Proposal to airlift Bhopal waste to Germany in jeopardy

The Indian government’s plan to airlift Bhopal's toxic waste to Germany for incineration seems to be in jeopardy after details of the proposal were leaked in the German media. German development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is in talks with the government to dispose of the 350 tonnes of waste lying at the abandoned Union Carbide factory premises. “The leaking of this information has led to a serious debate on whether Germany should be helping India or not,” a representative of GIZ said on September 5. 

‘Handling toxic waste is a matter of science, not administration’

What is current state of hazardous waste management in India? Interviewee:  Dilip B Boralkar

SC allows dismantling of Exxon Valdez at Alang

After denying entry to the toxic-laden ship from the US, Oriental Nicety, the Supreme Court has allowed the dismantling of the ship at the Alang ship-breaking yard of Gujarat. The court in its order on July 30 also said that in future ships that violate the Basel Convention--an international treaty that bans transboundary movement of hazardous wastes--will not be allowed to be dismantled in India. Environmental activists said that court allowed the dismantling of the ship, formerly known as Exxon Valdez, because the Gujarat government presented it with a fait accompli.