Biomedical waste rule violations in Gujarat shot up more than five times in 2024. The Central Pollution Control Board’s latest annual report flagged 3,562 healthcare and waste treatment facilities for ...

Used syringes, vials and tubing highlight challenges in proper segregation and barcoding mandated under biomedical waste compliance systems With 31 tonnes generated daily, compliance lapses, training ...

Gurgaon: MCG issued a warning to hospitals and clinics over improper disposal of biomedical waste, calling it a serious threat to public health and the environment. The directive came during a meeting ...

The crisis at RN Cooper Municipal General Hospital stretched into its third day as untreated biomedical waste piled up in the hospital’s backyard, and sanitation inside the wards collapsed due to ...

To create awareness and strengthen cooperation between private hospitals and regulatory authorities, the Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association (PHANA) organised a seminar on biomedical waste ...

Bengaluru’s tryst with unscientific handling and disposal of biomedical waste refuses to die down. The city has several known hotspots for the illegal and unscientific disposal of hazardous waste. One ...

Gurugram officials warn hospitals to properly dispose of bio-medical waste through licensed agencies, following complaints of ...

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.

Serious lapses in biomedical waste management at the State Tuberculosis Training and Demonstration Centre (STDC) in Aundh have sparked alarm over potential exposure to drug-resistant tuberculosis ...

The state government hospitals will now have to prepare a waste management plan for disposal of bio-medical waste as per the 'Swachhta Guidelines for Public Health Facilities' released by the Centre ...

Mumbai, Dec 05: Complaints of improper biomedical waste disposal at Cooper Hospital, run by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), were submitted to the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board ...