{
  "id": 20131144,
  "title": "DIPAM scraps auction of ageing office assets over e-waste rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/dipam-scraps-auction-of-ageing-office-assets-over-e-waste-rules",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-15T06:48:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/dipam-cancels-auction-old-laptops-printers-office-equipment-e-waste-11794394148626.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (Dipam) has cancelled an auction of old office assets, including laptops, printers, air-conditioners, and furniture, due to e-waste regulations, according to two government officials. This development marks a setback for the government's efforts to recoup value from its ageing equipment.",
  "summary": "Department of Investment and Public Asset Management has decided to segregate electronic waste from other obsolete assets and dispose of it through authorised recyclers, in line with existing rules",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}