TY - BOOK AU - Chaudhary, Mona AU - Shalender, Kumar AU - Mishra, Amit Kumar TI - Issues and Challenges in E-Waste Management in India: A Gap Between Theory and Practice. KW - Technological innovations KW - Electronic waste management KW - Industrialization -- India KW - Electronic waste & the environment KW - Health risk assessment N2 - Due to the rapid growth in the industry and continuous change in the technological field, India has emerged as a huge electronic waste generating nation. E-waste, if not managed formally, leads to many ill effects on human health as well as the environment. Like other developing countries, effective e-waste management is becoming a serious concern for the country and its environment. The study covers the effects of e-waste generation in India. The purpose of the study is to understand the significance of formal processing of e-waste in the country and theoretical models for effective e-waste management. In the background of legal framework, the study evaluates the presence of formal processing of e-waste. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] ER -