Tag: E-WASTE

Recycler Gravita India gets Rs 250 cr order from Luminous Power Technologies

| Trisha Thomas

Gravita India Limited, one of India’s biggest recycling companies, said it won a Rs 250 cr order from inverter manufacturer Luminous Power Technologies, a unit of Europe-based Schneider Electric. The order will be executed during 2018, the company said. “It will help the company to strengthen its top line and bottom line in coming FY […]

Report exposes dangers of e-waste from mobile phones, PCs and TVs in India

| Deepti Rajan

It is the underbelly of India’s electronics and e-waste industry, but a new study has shone some light on just how dangerous working with scrap electronics can be for Indians. “All recyclers and dismantlers are suffering from breathing problems such as asthma and bronchitis and have a detrimental effect on the respiratory, urinary and digestive […]