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Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology (MAIT), the apex body representing ICT industry today signed an MoU with National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) for capacity building of government offices in managing their e-waste. The MoU was signed by Dr. Ashwini Kumar Sharma, Director General, NIELIT and Anwar Shirpurwala, Executive Director, MAIT in the presence of Dr. Debashis Dutta, Scientist ‘G’ and Group Coordinator, Deity. As per industry estimates, an estimated 1.8 million tonnes of e-waste is generated in the country every year, and is likely to grow to...