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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Medical waste rules flouted
Five promiment hospitals in the city have been found to be flouting the parametres prescribed under the bio-medical waste management rules, said the environment and forest minister Jayanthi Natarajan.
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Medical waste rules flouted
Five promiment hospitals in the city have been found to be flouting the parametres prescribed under the bio-medical waste management rules, said the environment and forest minister Jayanthi Natarajan.
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3,585 facilities served notices for violating bio-waste norms
Showcause notices have been issued to 3,585 defaulting health care facilities (HCsF) and common bio-medical waste treatment facilities (CBMWTFs) across the country for violating norms related to handling
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HC asks CS to ensure implementation of waste management norms
The High Court today asked Chief Secretary to convene a meeting for ensuring implementation of solid waste management and environment protections norms at Achan dumping site in the outskirts of Srinagar.
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Top hospitals flout waste disposal rules
New Delhi: The national green tribunal has found that a “majority of the hospitals in the National Capital Territory are not complying with biomedical waste handling rules and are thus posing a very serious
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Plan to set up biomedical waste treatment plant in city
Plans are afoot to set up twin facilities for the scientific treatment and disposal of biomedical waste in the city. Despite being a hub of health care facilities (HCFs) generating increasingly large quantities of biomedical waste, Kochi does not have a dedicated treatment and disposal facility. The city now depends on the one run by IMAGE (Indian Medical Association Goes Eco-friendly) at Palakkad. At present, the Common Biomedical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facility set up by the Kerala chapter of IMA in 2003 handles the biomedical waste generated by its member HCFs across the State.
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Green panel pulls up five hospitals
A committee set up by National Green Tribunal to inspect Delhi hospitals for biomedical waste disposal practices has found serious lapses at three government hospitals and some minor issues at two private
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Green Tribunal notice to five Delhi hospitals
Five hospitals in the city have not been strictly adhering to prescribed standards of collection and disposal of bio-medical waste according to the Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998,
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Cidco warns of illegal disposal of biomedical wastes
NAVI MUMBAI: The city and industrial development corporation (CIDCO), which is the civic authority for major part of Navi Mumbai, has appealed to the medical practitioners to dispose bio-medical waste
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Bio-medical waste rules flouted
More than 15 years after rules for management and handling of bio-medical waste were notified, the provisions are yet to be fully implemented. An inspection conducted in March by the Central Pollution