Bhubaneswar civic body starts collecting bio-medical waste from home isolation patients

Sep 11, 2020

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 11 : The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started collecting bio-medical waste from the doorsteps of houses within the BMC...

Bar code system used to manage bio-medical waste in Punjab: Health minister

Jul 27, 2020

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 27 : To ensure the scientific management of bio-medical waste (BMW), a bar code system is being used in all...

NGT directs CPCB to ensure strict compliance of bio-medical waste management rules

Jan 19, 2021

New Delhi [India], January 19 : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to ensure strict compliance of...

COVID-19: NGT asks Delhi govt to take appropriate steps for disposal of bio-medical waste

Oct 07, 2020

New Delhi [India], October 7 : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Delhi government to take appropriate steps in the matter relating...

PIL challenges tender document for setting up 2 Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facilities in Delhi

Oct 07, 2021

New Delhi [India], October 7 : A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was moved in Delhi High Court challenging the tender document which was issued...

Delhi HC expresses concern to protect scavengers against COVID-19 infection

Jun 01, 2020

New Delhi [India], June 1 : The Delhi High Court on Monday expressed its concern on dumping of bio-medical waste at common dumping grounds...