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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Segregation at source may become mandatory
The City’s failure to adhere to the norm on garbage segregation at source may soon force the State government and BBMP to make it mandatory. The Palike is keen on such a step and is in the process of verifying whether the Supreme Court’s recent remark on the subject is an observation or a directive. “It is learnt that the Supreme Court has spoken on the matter recently. Whether segregation at source is an observation or a directive is to be verified,” said Palike Commissioner Shankarlinge Gowda.
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Biomedical waste management in some armed force hospitals
As per Biomedical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998, every health care facility generating BMW needs to set up requisite BMW treatment systems on site or ensure requisite treatment of waste at
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PCB asks hospital to stop activities
Silchar: Pollution Control Board, Assam had instructed Vivekananda Speciality Hospital and Research Centre at Chitta Ranjan Avenue, here to stop its all activities immediately as the Centre had violated
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Bio-medical waste rules lacking in implementation
Bio-medical waste constitutes an estimated 1.5 to 2 per cent of municipal waste in the urban areas of India. The Bio-Medical Waste Rules-1998 have been in place for the past 13 years but there are various challenges in the implementation of the system, some being lack of capacity among generators and regulators, inadequate infrastructure and finance.
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Bio-waste disposal problem at hi-tech hospital
NOIDA: The city's first government multispecialty hospital, constructed at a massive cost of Rs 150 crore, doesn't have sufficient facilities for disposal of bio-waste or a morgue. Touted as Mayawati's
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A trail of infection. From hospital to junkyard
MINISTER OF State for Environment and Forests Jayanthi Natarajan could land in a soup in the Lok Sabha for breach of privilege, for no fault of hers. On 29 August, in a written reply on the status of bio-medical
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Ban on plastic bags in Delhi; violators to face 5-year jail
In a major environment-friendly move, the Delhi government will impose a blanket ban on usage and manufacturing of plastic bags in the next two months and those violating it could face imprisonment up
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Draft Bio-Medical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011
<p> <span id="itro1">Read the draft Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 notified by the MoEF under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to replace earlier rules (1998) and the amendments
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Bengal initiates steps to tackle pollution
The West Bengal Government has devised a multi-pronged strategy to curb the growing environmental degradation including development of appropriate technology to curb industrial and other pollution and
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GMCs bio-medical waste finds its way in the open
PANJIM: In a shocking case of callousness bio-medical waste, including what appears like human placenta has found its way into an open garbage dump right outside GMC