KOCHI: Kochi corporation’s new initiative to address the growing problem of sanitary and special care waste disposal -- biomedical waste treatment plant -- is expected to be commissioned in September.

In a bid to significantly strengthen environmental infrastructure in the national capital, the Delhi government has decided to establish new common b ...

Kochi Corporation faces a biomedical waste backlog as incinerator capacity is reduced, impacting household waste collection ...

38% of biomedical waste generated in state left untreated Karnataka has a gap of more than 28,000 kg per day in the treatment of bio-medical waste (BMW), according to official estimates. The total BMW ...

Delhi is producing nearly 40 tonnes of biomedical waste every day, from syringes and surgical waste to lab material and used protective gear. With volumes projected to rise in the coming years, the ...

Of 74,000 tonne of biomedical waste state produces in a day, only 56,000 tonne is processed Karnataka has a daily gap of more than 18,000 kg in the treatment of biomedical waste (BMW). The total BMW ...

Highlighting the importance of responsible disposal, Sirsa said, "Proper biomedical waste management is imperative for environmental protection and public well-being. The government remains committed ...

Lakhs of residents from Govandi, Deonar and Mankhurd will have to put up with emissions, for now, from Mumbai’s lone medical waste treatment plant—SMS Envoclean—despite waging a spirited fight to pack ...

Alarmed by economic and environmental effects of improper disposal of bio-medical waste in the country, the Union Environment Ministry has issued draft guidelines for bar code system to be adopted in ...

Residents of Govandi-Mankhurd-Deonar, the city’s poorest and most-suffering ward, devastated as environmental clearance to shift Mumbai’s only biomedical waste plant to Raigad is rejected Lakhs of ...

The Delhi government on Wednesday said it plans to set up additional common biomedical waste treatment facilities (CBWTFs) across the capital to ease pressure on the city’s two existing plants, which ...

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