The second phase of the installation of surveillance cameras at waste dump sites will be launched by next month.

BHOPAL: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the state government to take measures to ensure that there no discharge of effluent, domestic discharge, sewage or any solid waste disposal in

MARGAO: The Margao Municipal Council has no dedicated site for disposing non-conforming waste, including thermocol waste generated in the city.

PANJIM: Goa Medical College and Hospital has refuted that they were burning human anatomical waste as reported by officials of the Goa State Pollution Control Board and has instead asked that the B

81 people under treatment for dengue fever in various government hospitals

Pre-monsoon showers have heightened the dengue fever threat in Pathanamthitta, especially in the hilly tracts of the district. District Medical Officer Gracy Ithaq told The Hindu that as on Thursday, 81 people were undergoing treatment for dengue fever in various government hospitals in the district.

Pune: A 28-member action committee of doctors has been formed to encourage medical practitioners to register for the common biomedical waste treatment facility at the Kailas crematorium.

Over 200 doctors associated with 14 different city-based associations met on Tuesday -- the last day of the 15-day drive started by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to register for the facility -- to form the action committee.

Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) effort to bring all clinics under the ambit of its common bio medical waste (BMW) disposal system has received a poor response from doctors with only 30

Civic body does not have a prompt action plan, say residents

The mnsoon, for the people of the city, is no more a time to rejoice but to fret and fear. Their worries about what the season has in store are heaping up much like the waste that is getting accumulated by the roadside.

The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) of Sri Lanka has planned to start a new waste recycling process from next month.