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 …
Green technique can convert plaster of Paris waste into useful products
Scientists from Pune and Mumbai use hazardous medical waste to make ammonium sulphate and calcium bicarbonate
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 …
CSE welcomes new bio-medical waste management rules
There has been a reduction in waste categorisation from the existing 10 categories to four which is a good step, says non-profit
Clay the solution for safe disposal of biomedical waste, say IIT-G scientists
A 99.6% reduction of viral contamination & very low diffusion rates were observed using compacted clays like bentonite and kaolin
India’s challenges in waste management
The key to efficient waste management is to ensure segregation source and resource recovery
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 23, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Court digest: Major environment hearings of the week (March 8-15)
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 14, 2023)
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
Dar-es-Salaam’s waste management needs a complete revamp
The waste crisis at Pugu dumpsite in Tanzania’s economic capital is rising and urgent interventions are needed
Green tribunal issues notice to five Delhi hospitals
Private, government hospitals found not adhering to standards of bio-medical waste disposal
Kicking up a stink
Waste pickers in Pune force corporates and the municipality to address safe disposal of sanitary napkins
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 23, 2020)
Biomedical waste in Delhi: What monitoring without figures, asks report
Liquid hospital waste discharged in sewers, many operating without DPCC authorisation
Plasma treatment
New technology to dispose of medical waste creates furore
Andhra hospitals flout bio-medical rules
119 hospitals issued show cause notice by state pollution control board for violations
Is India prepared to manage its burgeoning medical waste challenge?
Multiple shortcomings in the system and a gap between waste generation and treatment exist
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