India was looking for partners for the collection and retrieval of used compact fluorescent lights and tube lights, which were energy efficient and therefore popular.
Compact Fluorescent lights (CFLs) are smaller versions of fluorescent lights that were originally designed as pre-heat lamps, but are now available in rapid-start form.
A national committee was also examining the entire life cycle of compact fluorescent lights and fluorescent tube lights in India and the Government was setting standards on their mercury content.
In that connection, one speaker said that the use of mercury in compact fluorescent lights saved energy and was often offset by reduced emissions of mercury from coal‐fired power stations.