Young rag-pickers sifting through rubbish are a common image of India's chronic poverty, but destitute children face new hazards picking apart old computers as part of the growing "e-waste" industry.

Asif, aged seven, spends his days dismantling electronic equipment in...

One more day to remember how we forget the world around us, as we get lost in the urban rat race. One more day to audit as to what we are giving back to the earth other than increased carbon footprints and e-wastes. And on this World Environment Day, too, we have all the bad...