Biomedical waste bomb ticks
Bhopal: A bomb is ticking on biomedical waste heap in Madhya Pradesh, as at least 22,071 kilograms of hazardous waste are being dumped in the open without treatment in the state every year. As per Bio-Medical
Bio-Medical Waste Rules 1998
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Aravali pollution: Activists take MCG to green court
Environmental activists have approached the National Green Tribunal (NGT) over severe damage to the Aravali forests, particularly along the Gurgaon-Faridabad and Gurgaon-Delhi roads. They have listed indiscriminate
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MPCB slams NMC for violating environmental laws
Nagpur: Another goof-up by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) at Bhandewadi area has come to the fore. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has slammed the corporation for disposing dead animals
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Govt appoints committee to set up bio-medical waste treatment facility
PANJIM: Even as the Goa Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is yet to identify 10,000 sq mtrs of land in the industrial estates for setting up of Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility (CBMWTF)
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No Gurgaon hospital has permit to discard biomedical waste
The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) said on Wednesday none of the 85 hospitals in the city have applied for authorization for disposing of biomedical waste (BMW). This includes the government-run
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Doctors not keen on biomed waste disposal
The city has around 1,500 general practitioners but just 250 of them have been registered with the firm appointed to collect and dispose of the biomedical waste generated in the city. And, the Satara-based
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Draft Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2015
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has published the draft “Bio-Medical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2015” to enable the prescribed authorities to implement the rules more effectively,
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding government medical facilities and establishments not following biomedical waste rules in Madhya Pradesh, 12/03/2015
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Alankrita Mehra Vs. Union of India & Nine Ors. dated 12/03/2015 regarding government medical facilities and establishments
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Code green for Chennai, Mumbai
Chennai and Mumbai are the only big Indian cities with an effective system to manage biomedical waste, whereas Delhi and other north Indian state capitals have a poor record, a study has found. The
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding disposal of bio-medical waste, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 17/11/2014
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Sustainability and Human Resources Vs The State of Madhya Pradesh dated 17/11/2014 regarding non compliance by the
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Hospitals, nursing homes cautioned on handling biomedical waste
Corporation can take action against the hospitals, doctors told. All hospitals and nursing homes in the city have to strictly comply with the Bio Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 or