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Sunday, September 21, 2025
TopicRecycling

Topic: recycling

Union Cabinet approves Rs 1,500 crore incentive scheme to promote critical mineral recycling

According to govt, the scheme will develop 270 kilo ton annual recycling capacity, yield 40 kilo ton critical minerals, attract Rs. 8,000 crore investment, & create nearly 70,000 jobs.

A pick-me-up for India’s lithium dreams: How urban miners are spinning e-waste into white gold

The Indian market in lithium-ion battery recycling recovers critical minerals such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt from used batteries for reuse in production again.

Union minister Bhupender Yadav urges shift to ‘nature positive recycling’ strategies in Delhi conference

The conference, organized by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), focused on sustainable development and circularity in the automotive sector, a PIB press release stated.

UK tightens incinerator rules to boost recycling

The government's decision comes as almost half of all waste collected by local authorities in 2022/23 was incinerated, with just 40% recycled.

A scrap revolution for recyclists, it’s an opportunity too good to waste

Recycling 'energy-transition metals' - or metals from batteries, electric vehicles and renewable-energy products offers abundant growth potential.

Why it’s time to say goodbye to the polluting recycling model

7.7 million tons of plastic end up in landfills. And another 2.4 million tons are discarded irregularly, in open-air dumps.

Mastercard launches global project to recycle credit & debit cards, reduce waste in landfills

For the pilot project set to run for six months, Mastercard has partnered with British lender HSBC Holdings Plc in eight branches in Britain.

Stellar crew of NASA’s Artemis moon voyage named & a possible ‘Himalayan’ error in glacier watch

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

From stubs to pillows, soft toys and recycled paper — Noida factory reprocesses cigarette ends

WHO estimates that nearly 30 per cent of India's adult population is tobacco users and butts litter urban streets where general cleanliness standards are abysmally low.

‘Key players junked, scope expanded’ — govt’s proposed e-waste rules worry industry insiders

Proposed changes published in May could exacerbate mismanagement of e-waste, putting it in hands of informal sector with brands no longer responsible for collection, say experts.

On Camera

Was India’s public sector born out of European envy?

For all its obvious blemishes, capitalism alone holds out the most creative and dynamic force that any civilization has ever discovered, wrote BP Godrej in 1980.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

2 Assam Rifles personnel killed as convoy ambushed in Manipur, on ‘same route Modi took’ fortnight ago

This is the first major attack on central security forces since last November, when a CRPF jawan was killed and four were injured in an ambush in Jiribam on Manipur-Assam border. 

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.