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Violations in 'deep burial' of medical waste by 17 states, UTs: CPCB to NGTThe Central Pollution Control Board will act against states violating biomedical waste disposal rules. Many healthcare facilities across se...- 4737 pvt healthcare facilities in Bihar flouted bio-medical waste disposal norms: officialBihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) plans to issue notices to 4737 private healthcare facilities in the state for non-compliance wi...
- Closure warning for 1,800 health centres in Bihar over waste disposal lapses"If these 1800 health care facilities or centers fail to adhere to the norms pertaining to scientific storage, transportation and treatment...
- Bombay HC says government hospitals in Maharashtra must have committees to oversee hygieneA bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni said amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, maintaining hygiene and cleanliness must...
- Second wave of coronavirus targeted rural India, says reportCentre for Science and Environment in its report named 'pandemic pointers' said that the rural areas are worst hit and over half of daily g...
- World Environment Day: PPE, masks and shields... pandemic detritus adds to waste crisisWith waste disposal mechanisms less than perfect in India and the 'plastic footprint' becoming larger by the day, concerns on plastic waste...
- India generated around 33,000 tonnes COVID-19 waste in 7 months; Maharashtra biggest contributorAccording to the data received from state pollution control boards, since June 2020, all states and union territories have generated 32,994...
- India generated around 33,000 tonnes of COVID-19 biomedical waste in seven months, Maharashtra biggest contributor
- COVID-19: Nearly 160 tonnes of biomedical waste generated during Bihar pollsTo ensure safety of voters, polling staff and security personnel in the first-ever polls held amid the pandemic, the Election Commission ha...
- India generated over 18,000 tonnes COVID-19 waste since June; Maharashtra biggest contributorAccording to the data received from state pollution control boards, since June, all states and Union Territories have generated 18,006 tonn...
- Rising PPE waste another concern facing AIIMS, nowThe All India Institute of Medical Sciences, the country’s premier healthcare facility, is grappling with the problem of dealing with used ...
- Guidelines issued for handling of waste generated during COVID-19 patient's treatmentThe apex pollution monitoring body said specific guidelines are required to be followed by all, including isolation wards, quarantine centr...
- Norms for collecting waste from quarantined homesWith an increasing number of Indians going into home quarantine as a precautionary measure in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, the Centra...
- Environment ministry releases new Bio-medical waste management rulesThe Environment ministry today released the new Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 which will bring in a wider and more comprehensive...
- Biomedical waste mixes freely with general waste in MaduraiAgainst government guidelines, biomedical waste continues to be dumped in open places in the city.
- Code green for Chennai, MumbaiChennai and Mumbai are the only big Indian cities with an effective system to manage biomedical waste, whereas Delhi and other north Indian...
- NGT to decide whether biomedical waste disposal units need ECThe National Green Tribunal today reserved its verdict on whether bio-medical waste disposal units require environment clearance prior to b...
- 173 hospitals in state implement biomedical waste management system: Punjab govtPunjab government is taking all necessary measures to implement biomedical waste management and handling system as 173 hospitals working un...
- Biomedical waste: 4 Ambala hospitals issued noticesDstrict administration on Saturday slapped notices on four private hospitals after they were found to be ignoring rules for disposal of bio...
- HC raps health dept on bio-medical waste disposal issueThe Bombay High Court today took the Maharashtra government to task over an affidavit of its health department regarding implementation of ...
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