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 …
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 …
HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JAN 13 In a very interesting development which comes days after the High Court took serious cognizance of the menace of bio-medical waste, three major hospitals in the State
Alpha Arzu The government is formulating regulations necessitating healthcare facilities to have safe disposal and management of medical wastes that can expose people to various diseases such as hepatitis, HIV, tuberculosis, gangrene and tetanus. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is formulating the Medical Waste Management Regulations, now in …
HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JAN 5 The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) came under scanner on Monday as the High Court demanded to know what action had been taken to ensure that medical waste is systematically disposed off and if, any action was taken against any erring hospitals. The GSPCB …
Bindu Shajan Perappadan DDA to allocate land for the project later this month NEW DELHI: An year-long wait to get land allocated for a centralised bio-medical waste plant in Okhla here might come to an end soon. The Directorate of Health Services is hopeful that the Delhi Development Authority will …
A study was conducted to evaluate the current status of hospital waste management in Satna city. Through this investigation, it has been quite evident that a satisfactory hospital waste management system in government hospitals and private clinic is severely lacking. The waste is generally dumped in a public place, such …
The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in association with the district administration and the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) will implement a unique SAFE I- Project, said District Collector M Beena at a press conference here on Friday. The novel project aims at bringing down hospital-borne infections by ensuring safe …
Rajahmundry, Dec. 17: Unscientific recycling of used plastic saline bottles has become rampant as the health authorities fail to keep a tab on their pilferage from hospitals to scrap shops in East Godavari. Plastic saline bottles with a capacity from 100 ml to thr-ee litres are being used to meet …
The 14 Bangalore hospitals which were ordered to close down by the Lok Adalat have filed an impleading application, seeking time to establish liquid bio-medical waste treatment plants in their premises. The Principal Secretary (Health) and others who appeared before the Lok Adalat bench, sought modification of the December 4, …
The five government hospitals coming under Bangalore Medical College are likely to start disinfection of liquid bio- medical waste at the source as done in private hospitals, according to an official in Bangalore Medical College Research Institute. This comes after Lok Adalat order directing the closure of 14 government hospitals …
This paper reflects the existing management systems practiced in various areas of Nepal in managing solid waste and contains initiatives of municipalities; national and local NGOs/CBOs; public and private entities. This paper helps to transfer the lessons and existing practices regarding soild waste managment and encourages urban, peri urban and …
MARGAO, NOV 17 Come Tuesday and the Margao Municipal Council will not just experiment for the first time treating waste and garbage through composting units, but will set in motion a process with the help of nursing homes and clinics to tackle growing bio-medical waste. And, if newly-elected civic Chairperson, …
Speakers at a discussion in Rajshahi yesterday underlined the need for hygienic and eco-friendly management of medical waste for the sake of making the environment free from pollution. They also laid stress on adequate training on waste management for those involved in the clinical and diagnostic purposes to protect environment …
The Bombay High Court has cracked the whip on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) in response to a writ petition filed by an NGO that bio-medical waste (BMW) was not being properly disposed off in the city. By-products arising out of medical treatment …
Biomedical waste in India is a serious health and environmental hazard. Despite having a separate legislation for last ten years to handle this kind of waste, it is surprising to note that most medical facilities have failed to manage their waste in a safe and environmentally sound manner. The article …
Pune, September 24 Medical waste packed offto Satara Pune, for long struggling with its garbage, has found a solution to get rid of its hospital waste, at least. For the last couple of days, the city
Hyderabad, Sept. 22: Sidelining the concerns over the health effects of dioxin and furan emissions into the atmosphere from incinerators, four more incinerator-based common bio-medical waste treatment plants are being planned in the state. The facilities will be set up by private entrepreneurs in Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Nellore and Medak districts …
