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Banking service chronicle magazine published this article This prompted many awarenessraising campaigns by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and greater attention from multilateral institutions leading to introducing general waste management regulations in 2008 by Government calling for responsible e-waste management. The Government also started focusing on formalizing the electronics recycling industry by issuing registrations and e-waste management guidelines1 following suggestions by industry associations like Manufacturers Association of Information Technology (MAIT). To streamline e-waste management Government notified Electronic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2011 introducing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) whereby producers were required to collect and recycle electronic items. By shifting the burden of waste management onto manufacturers the EPR framework in theory created incentives for more environment-friendly product designs. Since manufacturers were incurring the disposal cost their designs would incorporate less toxic and easily recyclable materials thereby reducing input material requirement. Meanwhile the electronic waste generated in India had climbed from 1.7 Mt in 2014 to 1.9 Mt in 2015 (United Nations 2015 & 2016 banking service chronicle magazine subscription. Banking service chronicle magazine