A discarded phone, laptop or TV in India follows one of several paths - reuse, repair, informal dismantling, or formal collection under the E-Waste (Management…
The Ministry of Mines confirmed 58 companies as eligible under the Incentive Scheme for Promotion of Critical Mineral Recycling, pledging about 850 KTPA of processing ca…
The Union Cabinet approved a Rs 1,500 crore Incentive Scheme (FY2025-26 to FY2030-31), part of the National Critical Mineral Mission, offering capex and opex subsidies t…
The Cabinet approved the National Critical Mineral Mission on 29 January 2025 with a Rs 34,300 crore outlay over seven years, spanning exploration, mining, processing, o…
CPCB reported 13.97 lakh tonnes of e-waste generated in FY2024-25 (up from 12.54 lakh tonnes in FY2023-24), with 11.59 lakh tonnes recycled. India has roughly 595 regist…
The E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 took effect on 1 April 2023 with a centralised CPCB portal: producers, recyclers and refurbishers register, producers get EPR target…
On 24 August 2022, India notified the Battery Waste Management Rules, covering EV, portable, automotive and industrial batteries through their own EPR framework and CPCB…
Effective 1 October 2016, the E-Waste (Management) Rules superseded the 2011 Rules and gave Extended Producer Responsibility a working definition with phased collection…
The E-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 took effect on 1 May 2012 - India's first dedicated e-waste regulation, introducing basic handling and disposal obligat…
Computers spread through Indian business, government, education and homes through the 1990s, followed by the mobile-phone boom of the late 1990s and 2000s. Electronic eq…
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