To protect human health and the environment, the Ministry of Environment and Forests had notified the Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 under the Environment (Protection) Act, ...

In March 2021, Congress lawmaker Amme Yajnik demanded that the government take measures for better disposal of bio-medical waste, citing mishandling by the municipal agencies. On Wednesday, with India ...

T'puram: Union minister for science and technology Jitendra Singh will formally launch an automated biomedical waste conversion rig that can disinfect pathogenic biomedical waste such as blood, urine, ...

The government has permitted Kerala Enviro Infrastructure Limited (KEIL) at Ambalamedu here to collect and process biomedical waste generated in government and private healthcare institutions across ...

Gairsain: Pritam Singh Panwar, independent MLA from Dhanaulti, on Wednesday raised a question on the disposal of bio-medical waste, including masks and gloves, during the ongoing assembly session. In ...

TIRUNELVELI: Two agents, who were allegedly involved in facilitating the dumping of biomedical and other waste from Kerala in Tirunelveli’s Kodaganallur, Palavoor and Kondanagaram villages, were ...

In August 1987, the beaches of the United States witnessed a chilling phenomenon dubbed the “Syringe Tide.” Used syringes and other medical waste, such as blood vials and body tissues, began appearing ...