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 …
Medical waste, broken bottles and household trash are some of the items found in more than 100 tonnes of garbage salvaged near a drinking water reservoir in Shanghai. The suspected culprits are two ships that have been dumping waste upstream in the Yangtze river. It has then flowed downstream to …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahesh Dubey Vs Chattisgarh Environment Conservation Board & Others dated 15/12/2016 regarding improper disposal and mis-management of biomedical waste in the State of Chhattisgarh. NGT directs a State Level Committee to be constituted which will prepare a complete and comprehensive …
A rapid growth of population in Dakar has led to an increase in the number of healthcare facilities in the city, with an immediate consequence of considerable increase in biomedical waste generation and considerable challenge to the already burdened the city’s waste management system. Building on the special treatment required …
AGRA: In an attempt to prevent lapses in the disposal of medical waste in Sarojini Naidu Medical College (SNMC), officials have decided to introduce centralize collection of medical waste and also place big boxes across the campus. According to sources, medical waste poses a serious threat to patients, bystanders and …
KOCHI: To tackle the mounting biomedical waste crisis in Southern Kerala, especially in Kochi, the Kerala Enviro Infrastructure Ltd (KEIL) has proposed a treatment plant at Puthencruz in Ernakulam. The project, estimated to cost Rs 4.9 crore, has received the government nod and is waiting for environmental clearance. The plant …
In an effort to ensure correct practices when it comes to hospital waste management, the ministry of environment has issued a new set of Biomedical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules in March. At KEM Hospital, where any day patient load crosses a thousand, it is a common scenario to watch …
NEW DELHI: Asking medical bodies to ensure proper collection, segregation and disposal of bio-medical waste in the national capital, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to submit the quantum of waste generated by city hospitals, nursing homes and labs. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nadeem Iqbal Vs. Nagar Nigam, Bareilly & Others dated 19/09/2016 regarding management of bio-medical waste, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. Counsel appearing for Nagar Nigam, Bareilly submits before the Court that after purchase of the land Nigam shall take all necessary steps …
KARACHI: Despite being the largest public sector hospital in the city and among the few that have an incinerator, the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JMPC) at present doesn’t have a proper system to dispose of its medical waste, a major potential threat to the safety of its staff, patients as …
Agra: With biomedical waste lying open on the road near the office of the Sarojani Naidu Medical College (SNMC) principal, visitors who visit hospital remain vulnerable to the risk of contracting infections. According to health department guidelines, biomedical waste is a health hazard and needs to be disposed in a …
Bhopal: Taking cognizance of report on biomedical waste being reused by staff of Hamidia Hospital, National Green Tribunal's central bench demanded inspection report on Monday, with hospital representative on Wednesday accepting that some of the released medical waste had been reused and staff accepted this during inspection by supervising team …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Balwant Singh Raghuvanshi Vs. M/s Bhopal Incinerators Ltd. & Others dated 29/08/2016 regarding Bio-Medical Waste in Hamidia Hospital, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The state of Madhya Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh State Pollution Control Board have been asked …
Only 450 of 13,000 medical shops enrolled in KSPCB’s project Going by the indication of Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) pilot project to pick up medical waste, a significant part of the pharmaceuticals that remain unsold in the city end up in our landfills and garbage heaps. In just …
Install sewage treatment plants in all government hospitals at the earliest, the tribunal says The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Southern Bench here has directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to initiate immediate action, including launching of prosecution against 21 hospitals, after the board found that these hospitals have …
Guwahati, the gateway to the North Eastern Region (NER) of India is the largest and fastest growing commercial and industrial centre in the Region. The pressure of the ever increasing human population and expanding commercial and industrial activities has resulted in generation of enormous municipal as well as other wastes …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kapil Kakar Vs. Union of India & Others dated 18/08/2016 regarding biomedical waste management in hospitals, nursing homes, laboratories and other allied medical facilities in NCT, Delhi. Counsel appearing for DPCC is directed to file a comprehensive affidavit only by …
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 Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998, if not handled properly, this waste is a …
The health care establishments in Assam were functioning without obtaining authorization from the Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA) in blatant violation of the Bio-Medical Waste Rules, said the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in his report on the Government of Assam. This is gross violation of the bio-medical …
The National Green Tribunal has directed Jammu and Kashmir Government and State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) to file a comprehensive report before it about the hospitals which were not complying with bio-medical waste rules and the action proposed to be taken against them. A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice …
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed hospitals in Uttarakhand to ensure proper collection, segregation and disposal of bio-medical and solid waste in the State and said any violation would lead to imposition of environmental compensation of Rs 50,000 on them. The green panel directed Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board to …
