This photograph taken on February 12, 2026 shows a worker holding computer processor chips at 'Ecowork', an e-waste recycling facility in Ghaziabad. India is cashing in on the growing "e-waste" sector -- pulling critical minerals like lithium and cobalt, which are needed to make everything from smartphones to fighter jets and electric cars, from everyday electronics. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'India-Economy-Technology-Environment-Minerals', FOCUS

TOPSHOT - This photograph taken on February 12, 2026 shows a worker sorting dismantled electronic parts at 'Ecowork', an e-waste recycling facility in Ghaziabad. India is cashing in on the growing "e-waste" sector -- pulling critical minerals like lithium and cobalt, which are needed to make everything from smartphones to fighter jets and electric cars, from everyday electronics. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'India-Economy-Technology-Environment-Minerals', FOCUS

This photograph taken on February 12, 2026 shows a worker dismantling a discarded hard drive at 'Ecowork', an e-waste recycling facility in Ghaziabad. India is cashing in on the growing "e-waste" sector -- pulling critical minerals like lithium and cobalt, which are needed to make everything from smartphones to fighter jets and electric cars, from everyday electronics. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'India-Economy-Technology-Environment-Minerals', FOCUS

This photograph taken on February 12, 2026 shows Devesh Tiwari, operations manager at 'Ecowork' an e-waste recycling facility speaking during an interview with AFP in Ghaziabad. India is cashing in on the growing "e-waste" sector -- pulling critical minerals like lithium and cobalt, which are needed to make everything from smartphones to fighter jets and electric cars, from everyday electronics. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'India-Economy-Technology-Environment-Minerals', FOCUS

This photograph taken on February 12, 2026 shows a worker holding a computer processor chip at 'Ecowork', an e-waste recycling facility in Ghaziabad. India is cashing in on the growing "e-waste" sector -- pulling critical minerals like lithium and cobalt, which are needed to make everything from smartphones to fighter jets and electric cars, from everyday electronics. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'India-Economy-Technology-Environment-Minerals', FOCUS

This photograph taken on February 12, 2026 shows workers dismantling discarded monitors at 'Ecowork', an e-waste recycling facility in Ghaziabad. India is cashing in on the growing "e-waste" sector -- pulling critical minerals like lithium and cobalt, which are needed to make everything from smartphones to fighter jets and electric cars, from everyday electronics. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'India-Economy-Technology-Environment-Minerals', FOCUS

Handout picture released on February 17, 2026 by the Chilean Antarctic Institute showing penguins in Antarctica on February 2018. Avian influenza, a highly lethal virus now advancing across Antarctica, is increasingly threatening the native wildlife of the white continent, Chilean scientist Victor Neira warns. (Photo by Handout / Chilean Antarctic Institute / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Chinstrap (Pygoscelis antarcticus) penguins are pictured at Deception Island, in the western Antarctic Peninsula, on January 24, 2024. Avian influenza, a highly lethal virus now advancing across Antarctica, is increasingly threatening the native wildlife of the white continent, Chilean scientist Victor Neira warns. (Photo by JUAN BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)