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Book Review
E-Waste
Management
Challenges and Opportunities
in India
Dr. Varsha Bhagat-Ganguly
Nature’s Challenge at Our Doorstep: Turning Digital
Debris into Opportunity In a digital era where gadgets
define our lifestyles, Dr. Varsha Bhagat-Ganguly’s
book emerges as a wake-up call. It invites readers to
look beyond the gleam of modern electronics and confront
their dark side—the mounting piles of discarded devices
choking our environment. With clarity and conviction, the
author transforms a technical subject into a vivid jour-
ney through policy, science, economics, and social
change.
“Waste is not a burden, but a misplaced resource waiting to be rediscovered.”
A Journey through Circuits and Cities
From the bustling repair lanes of
Delhi to the silent e-waste dumps of
Moradabad, the narrative spans
India’s socio-economic diversity.
The author traces the journey of
electronic products—from manufacture
to consumption to end-of-life—and
the hands that manage this waste,
often informally. Her writing captures
the human dimension of e-waste: the
informal recyclers, the workers
exposed to toxins, and the policy-
makers striving to bridge the
formal-informal divide
.
“Every discarded phone tells a story—not just of innovation, but of responsibility.”
-2025
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