Piles of discarded computer parts in a godown in Delhi. These parts are sorted, broken apart and sent to various 'recycling' workshops.
Young workers at an e-waste recycling yard in Delhi.
Acid-soaked rags are used to clean out Cathode Ray Tubes before they are reprocessed in this workshop in Delhi.
Children extract copper from discarded computer parts. New Delhi
Map of Asia showing where e-waste is imported and recycling sites in China and India.
BAHUT HO GAYA!
An Edible Sea Urchin (Echinus esculentus) from Whalsay Island, Shetland, North Sea.
Ruby Sul and Sanjay, Bhopali activists in Pune during the Raghu Rai exhibition
Workers at factories producing toxic chemicals are faced with a difficult choice - a life of poverty or death due to poisoning?
There is really no escape from toxic chemicals
It is a common argument today that development can only happen at the cost of environment. And we must cut forests, pollute air and water, and keep increasing our dependence on chemicals to push industrial growth rates. However,...
I still recall the image of activists, holding up for fifty hours on seven billboards, through the hot sun and the notorious Mumbai rains. I remember having a feeling of admiration for their perseverance, as I watched them stay strong...
My name is Prageesh. I am from Cochin, Kerala. I would like to share my Greenpeace experience with you. I started my career in Greenpeace as a Fundraising Recruiter at Hyderabad in June 2013 after I completed my MSW from Amrita...
Dr. Udaykumar was on his way to Kathmandu, Nepal, for a meeting organised by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights defenders, when he was stopped at the Delhi Airport by the Immigration authorities. The immigration...
The story of the rise and fall of Bihar may seem unbelievable. Through the ages, the region was once the seat of power of mighty kingdoms, a source of intellectual thought, and leading industrial growth. In the recent past, decades...
Greenpeace activists on vigil outside the Minister of Environment and Forests, bringing postcards signed by 3500 citizens, demanding that the Minister reject the Clemenceau unless fully decontaminated.
Greenpeace activists protest at HCL’s headquarters in Noida against the company’s ‘greenwashing’ and failure to make clear commitments on the phase out of hazardous chemicals from its computers.
Greenpeace lauds HCL's commitments to green its operations, while urging the company to take further steps to solve the problem of toxics in the electronics industry.
Greenpeace activists at the Ministry of Commerce, New Delhi, demand a ban on the import of electronic waste. The organization presented evidence of the illegal import of e-waste into the country in the guise of computers for reuse and charity.
The Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics ranks leading mobile phone, game console, TV and PC manufacturers on their global policies and practices on eliminating harmful chemicals, taking responsibility for their products once they are...
A term that has gained common parlance in the media in the past few years is ‘policy paralysis’. It is especially common when industrialists and business houses talk about environmental laws blocking projects or in reference to the...
Are you sick and tired of corporate polluters not only destroying the environment but actively blocking the creation of a green economy for the 21st century? So is Annie Leonard, the film maker who has inspired millions with the...
February 9 marked the third anniversary of the moratorium on Bt brinjal. Greenpeace India volunteers dressed as smiling brinjals were joined by Bangaloreans as they walked across MG road in the epic Beatles' Abbey Road style, holding a banner,...
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