“A private firm has established a waste management unit at Rakh Rara village in Samba district. Their vehicle comes daily in the morning and evening to collect biomedical waste. Earlier, the ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global health crisis along with diverse impacts on environment, economy and society. It has posed various challenges to the existing regulations and management ...

Highlighting the importance of responsible disposal, Sirsa said, "Proper biomedical waste management is imperative for environmental protection and public well-being. The government remains committed ...

Cracking down on illegal waste disposal, the health department of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has imposed a fine of ₹35,000 on a private hospital and ₹50,000 on a private company ...

A biomedical waste treatment facility is a specialised center that handles, processes, and disposes of hazardous waste from healthcare and research facilities, such as used syringes, bandages, ...

Karnataka has 6,274 (16.37 per cent) of the 38,318 unauthorised healthcare facilities in the country as officials strive to streamline the system to ensure proper disposal of biomedical waste (BMW), ...

Bhopal: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) came down hard on the municipal corporation and district administration over the alleged dumping of bio-medical waste on the banks of Motia Talab in Bhopal.

The biomedical waste generated by various hospitals across Telangana is piling up heavily as the agencies allotted by the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) have failed to lift the ...

Jamshedpur's health department has issued a warning to healthcare centres over the improper disposal of bio-medical waste, ...

Jamshedpur: A three-member committee has been constituted by the district health department to conduct surprise inspections ...