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, ...

Biomedical waste management has been a serious environmental issue the country has been facing for quite a long time now. The issue has been hitting the headlines for the last some decades as there ...

Kolkata: In a bid to improve biomedical waste management and curb illegal handling, the Bengal government has implemented a bar-coded tracking system in all govt hospitals. This digital system is ...

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is planning to start collecting biomedical waste from healthcare establishments and set up a plant to handle it, mayor Firhad Hakim said on Wednesday.

For effective management of biomedical waste (BMW) generated in the State-run hospitals, the Health Department has nominated Family Welfare Officers in charge of districts and Taluk Health Officers in ...