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26.07.2007 India currently produces 150,000 tons of e-waste a year but has been slow to regulate disposal with no proper guidelines and law. Delhi itself has 10,000 people who search for gold, copper, palladium, or anything else in the e-waste to reap profit from it even though it is a hazardous task.

25.07.2007 The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries have agreed on a new approach to make online shopping safer. They have called on national authorities and business to set out clear, simple policies, explaining steps that customers should follow to make a complaint and then have it resolved.

25.07.2007 Intel Pakistan has introduced the Intel-Powered Classmate PC, which will provide affordable, collaborative learning environments for the students of some government schools in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi.

25.07.2007 The International Journalists' Network (IJNet) is an online service for journalists and is the world's premier resource for the media assistance community. IJNet has opened up a discussion forum for the people to add their comments on 'Online Media: Will more voices be heard?'

24.07.2007 Security agencies in India have shown concern over the threat to major installations in the country, including Rashtrapati Bhavan, air force airfields, army installations and nuclear research centres because of the Wikimapia site which combines high resolution satellite and mapping imagery created by Google Maps.

24.07.2007 The European Commission has awarded an 'excellent' rating to the Open PLC European Research Alliance (OPERA 2) project, which aims to develop an open standard for the next generation of power line technology.

23.07.2007 Pakistan's Mast FM103 radio station has been asked to stop
broadcasting BBC news bulletins which it had started on June 2007 after obtaining permission from the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulation Authority (PEMRA). Reporters Without Borders has urged the Sindh High Court to defend the freedom of the radio station.