This report provides an overview of the current state of circularity in the electronics value chain in Africa, identifies key areas of concern, provides appropriate recommendations, and proposes priority actions to improve circularity of the sector. The recommendations focus on the individual life cycle stages of the electronics value chain, …
New York: Set-top boxes that usher cable signals and digital recording capacity into televisions have become the single largest electricity guzzler in many American homes, according to a media report. There are 160 million set-top boxes in the US, one for every two people, and that number is rising. Many …
What is the mandate of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (bee) set up under the Energy Conservation Act? The law provides three regulatory functions. One is standards and labelling of electrical equipment, second is energy conservation code for buildings, and the third is energy conservation norms for industry. These are …
Sixty-six per cent carry a mobile to school, says survey NEW DELHI: A whopping percentage of teens are heavily dependant on the mobile phone, which has also found its way into classrooms now. According to a survey conducted by ASSOCHAM, 66 per cent of adolescents between 16 and 18 years …
While Wipro and HCL have topped in the just released Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics for launching green products, Toshiba and Microsoft lag for failure to keep their promise. The gap between companies that are making progress in weeding our toxic chemicals, improving energy efficiency and enabling consumers to recycle …
Hiroko Tabuchi It has become important, especially after a diplomatic spat with China. Two decades after global competition drove the mines in this corner of Japan to extinction, Kosaka is again abuzz with talk of new riches. The treasures are not copper or coal. They are rare-earth elements and other …
Mobile wireless technologies have the potential to aid speedy disease detection, treatment, and monitoring in remote communities. When combined with the power of computers and special software, they can work in real time and enable interventions by health authorities to prevent communicable diseases from turning into epidemics. The experience gained …
Matt Richtel When people keep their brains busy with digital input, they are forfeiting down time that could allow them to better learn and remember information.It is 1 p.m. on a Thursday and Dianne Bates (40) juggles three screens. She listens to a few songs on her iPod, then taps …
Manisha Pande / New Delhi August 25, 2010, 0:16 IST A new law to tackle e-waste disposal may impact a sizeable workforce in the unorganised sector. Moradabad, the peetal nagri of Uttar Pradesh, may be globally famous for its brass handicrafts, but it has of late earned a notorious name …
Manisha Pande / New Delhi August 09, 2010, 0:46 IST Do you plan to discard your mobile phone or exchange it for a new one? Then consider this: Old mobile phones constitute 1,700 tonnes of the 50,000 tonnes of e-waste generated in India each year and, according to a UN …
India first needs to innovate the solution itself, and then focus on the product Arvind Singhal / New Delhi July 29, 2010, 0:03 IST Last week, Kapil Sibal unveiled the prototype of a Rs 1,500 tablet pc aimed at providing an ultra-low-cost solution targeted towards making computer literacy accessible to …
NEW DELHI: NComputing Inc on Tuesday launched L300, the energy-efficient Ethernet virtual desktop device in India, priced at Rs. 9,500 and primarily aimed at small and medium businesses.
Collection and treatment of waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is regulated in the European Union by the WEEE Directive. Producers are responsible for take-back and recycling of discarded equipment. Valuable materials are, however, at risk of "getting lost" in current processes. Thus, strategies to minimize losses are sought …
Comprehensive assessments of final consumption have identified "housing" as a major contributor to total environmental impacts. Within this category, electrical-energy-using products are important. Do consumers opt for more energy-efficient household appliances if they are provided with life cycle cost (LCC)
Kirtika Suneja & Ruchika Chitravanshi / New Delhi June 05, 2010, 0:07 IST The increase in availability of second-hand computers in India has become a matter of concern not just for the trade and commerce sector but also for the environment. On an average, India generates 25,000 second-hand computers every …
This latest Greenpeace guide ranks 18 top consumer electronics producers according to their policies on toxic chemicals, recycling and climate change. Nokia tops the list followed by Sony Ericsson & Toshiba while Nintendo remained at the bottom. See Also Report: Take back blues: an assessment of e-waste take back in …
Rajiv Tikoo New Delhi: Two Indian companies Wipro and HCL have emerged amongst the top five greenest electronics companies in the world. While Wipro shares the top position with Nokia, HCL at third position is marginally behind Sony Ericsson, according to Greenpeace
Vasundhara Vyas Mehta | TNN Ahmedabad: Innovation is the only solution for the challenge of energy conservation and final year students of instrumentation department of Nirma University have proved this. A huge amount of electricity is wasted when the streetlights stay on during the day. In the computerised systems, the …
