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 …
LUCKNOW: So what if it punishes the erring house tax owners, sending notices and seizing their bank accounts, the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) is now at the receiving end -- from the UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) for not paying a paltry Rs 7,000 as annual authorisation renewal charges for …
Court ban may not solve biomedical waste problem NEW hospitals, clinics and healthcare facilities will not be sanctioned in Mumbai, for the time being. This follows a ban imposed by the Bombay High Court, on February 26. The court passed the order on a public interest petition after the city …
Ahmedabad: To bring in accountability in the issue of biomedical waste incineration, the health committee of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has requested the municipal commissioner to allot land for the incinerating contractors. This, according to the committee, would centralise waste destruction and bring the contractors under the jurisdiction of AMC. …
Siliguri, March 23: Clinical wastes are accumulating at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) which does not have a proper mechanism in place to clear the garbage that is hazardous to patients as well as the general public. The hospital premises are littered with syringes, needles, plastic items, used …
Mumbai The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has sought proposals to start more bio-medical waste treatment plants in regions of the Thane district and other districts in the state. MPCB senior regional officer, A T Phulmali, said that there are 24 bio-medical waste treatment plants in the state, the highest …
Forty-eight hospitals of the city and district, including SSG Hospital, have been served notices by Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) for being negligent in disposal of bio-medical waste. According to GPCB officials, the notices were issued after a team of officials that surveyed hospitals and clinics in February submitted its …
Issues 56 applications for Bio-Medical Waste Authorisation The Goa State Pollution Control Board has conducted inspection of 144 healthcare facilities and has issued 56 new applications for obtaining Bio-Medical Waste Authorization. The GSPCB in a report submitted to the High Court, has reveled that 108 health care facilities have complied …
The incinerator and plasma pyrolysis plant at Goa Medical College & Hospital treating bio-medical waste are not in good health. Also, this premier hospital lacks certain facilities as it treats bio-medical waste from other hospitals as well. This became evident after the Goa State Pollution Control Board that conducted an …
AHMEDABAD: Hepatitis-B scare that swept city followed by anomalies in disposal of biomedical waste (BMW) seem to have finally prompted Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to plan its own BMW disposal site in a public-private partnership (PPP). Recently, raids by AMC and Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) revealed a deadly industry …
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Hepatitis-B scare that swept city followed by anomalies in disposal of biomedical waste (BMW) seem to have finally prompted Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to plan its own BMW disposal site in a public-private partnership (PPP). Recently, raids by AMC and Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) …
Ahmedabad : Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) sealed five units in city on Monday after investigation reports proved that they were using biomedical waste for packaging food items and medicines. Most of them were bottling units. Sealed units include Gujarat Pharma Laboratory, Ketlik Pharma, Shri Madh traders, Gujarat Remedies and …
Ahmedabad: In its continuing drive against hospitals not following waste disposal norms, Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) served notice to VHP international general secretary Praveen Togadia's Dhanvantri hospital in Bapunagar among others on Friday for improper waste segregation and not possessing the mandatory no-objecion certificate (NOC). Officers also issued notices …
AHMEDABAD: In its continuing drive against hospitals not following waste disposal norms, Gujarat Pollution Control Board served notice to VHP international general secretary Praveen Togadia
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has gathered first visible evidence against four pharma and packaging firms in Narol and Isanpur whose names figured in the list of 26 firms recycling medical waste. A raiding team found boxes containing used medicine bottles with their cartons that were supplied by a …
TIMES NEWS NETWORK Ahmedabad: Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has gathered first visible evidence against four pharma and packaging firms in Narol and Isanpur whose names figured in the list of 26 firms recycling medical waste. A raiding team found boxes containing used medicine bottles with their cartons that were …
Ahmedabad : The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has finally got into action and plans to fix responsibility and accountability of illegal recycling of hospital waste on the point of generation of the waste the Doctor's clinic. Now, the common biomedical waste treatment (CBWT) agencies will have to inform GPCB …
Ahmedabad : The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has finally got into action and plans to fix responsibility and accountability of illegal recycling of hospital waste on the point of generation of the waste the Doctor's clinic. Now, the common biomedical waste treatment (CBWT) agencies will have to inform GPCB …
Ahmedabad : The city crime branch will now probe the racket of illegal trading and recycling of medical and hospital waste. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) authorities submitted a list of 28 suppliers found from a diary during a raid at Ambika Bottle godown in Asarwa, to the crime branch. Deputy …
It is a bitter dose to swallow. Injections and intravenous drips are rampantly administered across Maharashtra, including Mumbai-even when unnecessary, says a new research. The finding is alarming when one considers the tragedy in Gujarat's Modasa town. Over 50 people succumbed to a Hepatitis-B outbreak in the last fortnight. Each …
Ahmedabad: More than 100 kg biomedical waste containing, needles, syringes, blood bags, vials and other waste was found abandoned in a secluded mill land opposite Chamunda crematorium in Potaliya in Saherkotda on Tuesday. This was after the intensive drive conducted by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on the illegal trade of …
