Chips dip

An applet a day

...might soon be the root of all your computer troubles. Get ready as a new breed of virus comes of age

Smart gets smarter

Smarter cards are here. And storing data on them is easy as child's play

Viral device

Report on e-waste management places 5 companies in the red

Toxic Link assesses companies on extended producer responsibility over handling and recycling e-waste  

Carry on polluting

Environment ministry's message to genset diesel engine-makers

In Short

International E-waste day: The tsunami is here

The volume of E-waste increased by 21% globally in the last 5 years; it has a doubling rate of 16 years

India collected just 3% e-waste generated in 2018, 10% in 2019: CPCB report

In 2020, e-waste generation rose 32 per cent to 1,014,961 tonne 

Battery management

Cool ACs are not so cool

Getting the AC maths right is the real energy game-changer

Radiation talk

Are mobile phones safe?

Shear waste

Efficient e-waste recycling technology on the anvil

Developing countries are dumpyards for e-waste

A recent study in the US shows that by 2004, over 315 million computers will become obsolete. By 2005, for every single computer an American buys,…