Indian start-ups mine e-waste for battery minerals but growing industry has a dark side
Mohammad Abrar wakes up coughing most mornings. It’s not yet dawn but New Delhi is already blanketed in thick smog when he sets off for work. By 4am, Abrar, aged 50, reaches Seelampur, a small neighbourhood in the capital’s north-east suburbs, which is home to India’s largest electrical-waste market. The…
bubmagJanuary 21, 2025