Green business

Green industry

Gadgets not lasting as long as you would like them to? Welcome to planned obsolescence

Intentionally manufacturing products with short lifespan is dangerous amid rapid growth for the electronics industry  

Keeping E-Waste at bay

China imposes restrictions on electronic junk imports

Europe gives elee ronies industry a reprieve

Though Indian electronics exporters heaved a sigh of relief following the postponement of die EC trade restrictions low, there are still fears …

Reviewing refrigeration standards

There is an urgent need to assess flammable refrigerants with changing technology

Is safety the real concern?

Fear about safe use of natural refrigerants is more a political agenda and less a concern for safety

AC makers unsure about gas import rule

A year in the life of a law

An assessment of what ails the implementation of e-waste rules

Exporting e-xposure

The US ships out highly toxic electronic waste to Asian countries

Defining High Ambient Temperature crucial to HFC phase-down

A population weighted effective temperature model is being recommended by experts at the 37th Open-Ended Working Group meeting in Geneva

Classroom: A cold response

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Energy fixing

Bureau of Energy Efficiency says it is likely to meet Plan target. Experts say claims far from truth

New technique can make flexible electronics self-repairing too

Researchers claim the new technique is novel as it does not require rare materials or the addition of any complex circuitry

THE MONEY MAKERS

Rules of e-dump

Loopholes in new rules for electronic waste make it difficult to regulate informal sector

BIS to revisit safety standards on use of hydrocarbons in fridges and ACs

CSE had recommended amendments to a standard which would allow wider use of the refrigerant

THE MONEY MAKERS

A smart idea

Economic growth has unleashed an enormous appetite for home appliances among the Indian middle class. At their current level of energy efficiency,…

Climate of irrationality

Developed and developing countries are divided over regulating super greenhouse gases under Montreal Protocol

The gas game

Fluorocarbons, which created a hole in the ozone layer, have generated intense global debates. But these have been more about business than …