Biomedical waste in Delhi: What monitoring without figures, asks report
Liquid hospital waste discharged in sewers, many operating without DPCC authorisation
COVID-19: How bio-medical waste poses challenges to urban solid waste management system
With the potential onset of the third wave, it is important to prioritise a separate collection of infectious and highly infectious waste in …
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (March 8-15)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Gujarat hospitals are not disposing of biomedical waste safely: CAG
Only 27 per cent of test-checked government hospitals, health centres are segregating waste; many flout rules by burning the hazardous waste
Medical waste incineration plant in Bihar’s Sone river bed faces public flak
The waste generated from 98 industrial units across Bihar will be transported to the proposed unit for burning, posing health risks to …
CAG censures standards bureau for delays
Test check revealed delays ranging from one month to 18 years in making 137 standards of the sample 214
Green tribunal issues notice to five Delhi hospitals
Private, government hospitals found not adhering to standards of bio-medical waste disposal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 23, 2020)