VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Consumer Electronics and Appliances Manufacturers’ Association (CEAMA) has conducted a seminar on “Impending Challenges on E-Waste” to deliberate upon the draft e-waste rules and identify solutions to India’s mounting e-waste problem. The seminar was an effort towards evaluating e-waste rules and their environmental and socio-economic repercussions. Electronic waste has recently become India’s fastest-growing waste component. It is estimated that the National Capital Region (NCR) of India generates over 11,000 tonnes of e-waste annually, whereas only 10% is recycled. The high rate of e-waste accumulation in India is caused by short product life-cycles, the increasing affordability of electronics, and lack of awareness. Dr Niloufer Shroff, Sr Director, Department of Electronics & IT, expressed his views on the role of Government in e-waste rules, and Amit Jain, Managing Director, IRG Systems, deliberated on the draft notification of e-waste rules. The seminar also conducted a...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Samsung has announced that J S Shin, President & Chief Executive Officer, South West Asia, has been awarded the "Man of Electronics Award 2011" by the Consumer Electronics and Appliance Manufacturers' Association (CEAMA) at CEAMA's 32nd Annual Function. The Award was handed over to J S Shin by Shri Rajeev Shukla, Hon'ble Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, at the function held in New Delhi. As per the CEAMA citation read out on the occasion, Shin has been conferred this Award "for his exceptional all-round contribution to the Indian Electronics and Appliances Industry". markets, with a strong product line-up and marketing activities that met consumers needs. J S Shin, President & CEO, Samsung South-West Asia, said, 'I would like to accept this Award with much humility. At Samsung, it has been our continuous endeavour to grow this industry by taking the lead in terms of introducing our late...