E-Waste: Environmental Nuisance!!!

With increase of earnings, the consumerism is increased leading to change in life style. One can see television even in slums, mobile telephone with every one including the maid who works in your house, vegetable vendors etc, every one might be having refrigerators, DVD players and computers in their homes. With increase of banks giving personal loans and consumer loans, many people are changing consumer durables frequently to purchase new models. They may not be knowing how much e-waste they are creating.

Then, what will happen to the old electronic good? Which is otherwise called e-waste.

Some facts

•There are 20 million computer in the country, the number is expected to grow 75 million

•Country will have 3000 million mobiles by 2010

•50 % of e waste is not counted, refrigerators, washing machines, electronic toys , ovens, hot water geysers are part of e waste

•Computer monitors, keyboards, speakers, mice, worn-out cables, computer peripherals and consumables all go to make up e-waste in Bangalore, estimated at 5,000 to 8,000 tonnes a year.

•Toxics Link studied the e-waste pattern across the country and found that while Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore top the list of e-waste generators, cities like Kolkata, Chennai and Ahmedabad, have become dumping grounds for e-waste. Ahmedabad had 3,287 tonnes of e-waste during the period 2004-05.

•Each computer contains at least 50 highly toxic metals and compounds.

•E waste contains toxic materials like lead and mercury which causes cancer. Many developed countries are dumping e- waste to developing and under developing countries. Basel convention international convention to reduce movement of hazardous waste between nation especially to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed country to developing country does not address radioactive came into effect may 5, 1992. E-waste became nuisance all over world there is no specific laws in management, disassembling, reuse and disposal of e-waste.

This became big environmental problem.

Some solution

•There should be proper rules to deal with e-waste not clubbing with the recycling of other wastes.

•Individual should also see lesser consumerism to save the environment

•Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) the manufacturing company can take back its product back after its useful life and reuse and recycle to prevent environmental damage. This should be implemented in India.

POP KING MICHAEL JACKSON IS EVER GREEN HERO
The pop king Michael Joseph Jackson is no more. He has made impact with his pop music in all age groups of people all over world. For his legions of fans, he was the peter pan of pop. In the early 1980s, he became a dominant figure in popular music and the first African American entertainer to amass a strong crossover following on MTV. The popularity of his music videos airing on MTV, such as "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and "Thriller—widely credited with transforming the music video from a promotional tool into an art form—helped bring the relatively new channel to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made Jackson an enduring staple on MTV in the 1990s. With stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of physically complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced many hip hop, pop and contemporary R&B artists.

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist and entertainer. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he made his début onto the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1969, and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group. Jackson was referred to as the "King of Pop"in subsequent years; his 1982 album Thriller is the world's best-selling record of all time and four other solo studio albums are also among the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and History (1995). Jackson donated and raised millions of dollars for beneficial causes through his foundation, charity singles and support of 39 charities. Other aspects of his personal life, including his changing appearance and behavior, generated significant controversy, damaging his public image. Though he was accused of child sexual abuse in 1993, the criminal investigation was closed due to lack of evidence and Jackson was not charged.

The singer had experienced health concerns since the early 1990s and conflicting reports regarding the state of his finances since the late 1990s. Jackson married twice and fathered three children, all of which caused further controversy. In 2005, Jackson was tried and acquitted of further sexual abuse allegations and several other charges. One of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, his other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records—including one for "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time"—13 Grammy Awards, 13 number one singles in his solo career, and the sale of 750 million records worldwide. Jackson's highly publicized personal life, coupled with his successful career, made him a part of popular culture for almost four decades. Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009, aged 50. Before his death, Jackson had announced a 50-date sell-out This Is It comeback tour, in London, England.

Even though he is no more, he lives in every heart of his fans. The pop king Michael Joseph Jackson is ever green hero.