Bio-Medical Waste Rules 2003

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Futala lake pollution, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 05/06/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …

One more private hospital found violating biomedical waste rules

TRICHY: After two hospitals, including the MGMGH were found to be mixing biomedical waste with general waste during an inspection on Tuesday, one more private hospital was found violating the same, as raids continued for the second day on Wednesday. Following this, outpatient clinics have also come under the scanner …

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. The five hospitals are Max Super Speciality Hospital at Indraprastha Extension, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre Limited at Okhla, …

Order of the National Green Tribunal on hospitals which are violating the Bio Medical Rules dated 23/08/2013

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Haat Supreme Wastech Pvt. Ltd. & Others Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 23/08/2013 regarding hospitals which are violating the Bio Medical Rules.

Bio-medical waste being mishandled in majority of hospitals

Panel recommends measures to avoid health hazards JAMMU: Painting a gloomy picture vis-à-vis management and disposal of bio-medical and other wastes in the Government and private hospitals, a six member committee constituted by the Government has arrived at a conclusion that laid down rules are being thrown into winds in …

PCB pulls up 97 hospitals over waste rules

The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board has directed 97 healthcare establishments with over 100-beds capacity to submit bank guarantee within a week, assuring that they would conform to Biomedical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules. Located in Hyderabad, Warangal, Ranga Reddy and Karimnagar districts, these hospitals were found violating rules. The …

Army hospitals may outsource disposal of biomed waste

Faced with increasing maintenance costs and stringent pollution control norms, military hospitals located in peace stations may outsource the disposal of toxic bio-medical waste to local civilian organisations engaged in such activity. Senior Army Medical Corps (AMC) officers familiar with the Guidelines for Management and Handling of Biomedical Waste in …

Govt seeks measures to tackle bio-medical waste

Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has issued 133 notices to hospitals and pathological laboratories including Government-run hospitals and health centres for submission of Action Plan on compliance of Biomedical Waste Rules even as the State Government today asked the hospital managements to immediately decide on short-term measures to tackle …

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