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Uttar Pradesh Not Ready For Covid Waste Management: Green Court
The National Green Tribunal has said that the Uttar Pradesh health department and the state pollution control board (SPCB)are not properly geared up for management of biomedical waste of COVID-19 patients.
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Delhi Government Asks Schools To Conduct Activities On Elimination Of Single-Use Plastic
From taking a pledge to giving speech on innovative ideas for plastic waste managements, poster making and essay writing, the Directorate of Education (DoE) has listed various activities which will be conducted on online mode till schools are closed in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Centre's Reply In Parliament Shows No Vaccine Wasted In Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said the Union Health Ministry's reply in Parliament that no Covid vaccine dose was wasted in the state is a befitting answer to those who made false allegations in this regard.
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Excavator Used By Family To Carry, Dump UP Covid Vicitm's Body In Grave
The three sons of the Covid victim were hesitant to touch the body, so they brought in an excavator to carry it from their home to the burial site. There, they dumped their father, along with some other waste material.
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Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh Big Vaccine Wasters, 1 In 3 Doses Wasted: Centre
Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh are wasting one out of every three vaccine doses and are the biggest vaccine wasters in the country, says health ministry data.
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Wastage Of COVID-19 Vaccine In Current Situation ''Criminal'': Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday expressed its concerns on the wastage of COVID-19 vaccine and said that the wastage of vaccine is a ''criminal waste''.
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Blog: Covid - Treat The Second Wave As An Emergency
Today, as the fear of a second wave engulfs us, it seems we have learnt nothing from how the world wasted February 2020, allowed COVID-19 to spread. Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned yesterday that if we did not act fast, this time rural India could be severely hit and if that were to happen our medical system would collapse.
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"Once COVID-19 Vaccine Vial Opened, It Needs To Be Used Fully Within Four Hours": Doctors
A vial of COVID-19 vaccine once opened for inoculation needs to be fully used within four hours, else the remaining doses go waste and need to be destroyed, senior doctors said on Tuesday.
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India Generated Around 33,000 Tonnes COVID-19 Waste In Last 7 Months: Report
India generated around 33,000 tonnes of COVID-19 biomedical waste in the last seven months, with Maharashtra contributing the maximum (3,587 tonnes) to it, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
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Scrupulously Follow Protocols For Disposal Of COVID-19 Test Kits, Swabs: High Court To AAP Government
The Delhi High Court Monday said it expects the AAP government to "scrupulously follow" the guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for handling and disposal of waste generated during diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 patients.
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Delhi Following Pollution Board's Covid Waste Rules, AAP Government Tells Court
The AAP government has told the Delhi High Court that guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) are in place for handling and disposal of waste generated during treatment, diagnosis and quarantine of COVID-19 patients.
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India Generated Over 18,000 Tonnes COVID-19 Waste Since June
India generated 18,006 tonnes of COVID-19 biomedical waste in the last four months, with Maharashtra contributing the maximum (3,587 tonnes) to it, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
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Safety Gear, Medical Waste Float In Chhattisgarh's Flooded COVID-19 Ward
A few hours of heavy rain on Friday flooded a government hospital's COVID-19 isolation ward in Chhattisgarh, where coronavirus cases have been on rise since September. The rain also disrupted the hospital's power supply forcing the staff to shift nine patients - six of them suspected to have Covid and three in need of oxygen - to another floor.
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IIT Kharagpur Study Proposes Solid Waste Management Norms In COVID-19 Time
The study, led by Professor Brajesh Kumar Dubey of IIT Kharagpur's Department of Civil Engineering, emphasised on sustainable technologies and development of green business models by analysing economic prospects in the post-pandemic world.
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PPE Kits, Other Biomedical Waste Disposal Challenge During Covid: Centre
Disposal of biomedical waste including PPE kits worn by healthcare professionals and public became a challenge during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Union Health Ministry told the Rajya Sabha on Sunday.
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Uttar Pradesh Not Ready For Covid Waste Management: Green Court
The National Green Tribunal has said that the Uttar Pradesh health department and the state pollution control board (SPCB)are not properly geared up for management of biomedical waste of COVID-19 patients.
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Delhi Government Asks Schools To Conduct Activities On Elimination Of Single-Use Plastic
From taking a pledge to giving speech on innovative ideas for plastic waste managements, poster making and essay writing, the Directorate of Education (DoE) has listed various activities which will be conducted on online mode till schools are closed in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Centre's Reply In Parliament Shows No Vaccine Wasted In Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said the Union Health Ministry's reply in Parliament that no Covid vaccine dose was wasted in the state is a befitting answer to those who made false allegations in this regard.
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Excavator Used By Family To Carry, Dump UP Covid Vicitm's Body In Grave
The three sons of the Covid victim were hesitant to touch the body, so they brought in an excavator to carry it from their home to the burial site. There, they dumped their father, along with some other waste material.
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Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh Big Vaccine Wasters, 1 In 3 Doses Wasted: Centre
Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh are wasting one out of every three vaccine doses and are the biggest vaccine wasters in the country, says health ministry data.
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Wastage Of COVID-19 Vaccine In Current Situation ''Criminal'': Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday expressed its concerns on the wastage of COVID-19 vaccine and said that the wastage of vaccine is a ''criminal waste''.
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Blog: Covid - Treat The Second Wave As An Emergency
Today, as the fear of a second wave engulfs us, it seems we have learnt nothing from how the world wasted February 2020, allowed COVID-19 to spread. Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned yesterday that if we did not act fast, this time rural India could be severely hit and if that were to happen our medical system would collapse.
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"Once COVID-19 Vaccine Vial Opened, It Needs To Be Used Fully Within Four Hours": Doctors
A vial of COVID-19 vaccine once opened for inoculation needs to be fully used within four hours, else the remaining doses go waste and need to be destroyed, senior doctors said on Tuesday.
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India Generated Around 33,000 Tonnes COVID-19 Waste In Last 7 Months: Report
India generated around 33,000 tonnes of COVID-19 biomedical waste in the last seven months, with Maharashtra contributing the maximum (3,587 tonnes) to it, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
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Scrupulously Follow Protocols For Disposal Of COVID-19 Test Kits, Swabs: High Court To AAP Government
The Delhi High Court Monday said it expects the AAP government to "scrupulously follow" the guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for handling and disposal of waste generated during diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 patients.
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Delhi Following Pollution Board's Covid Waste Rules, AAP Government Tells Court
The AAP government has told the Delhi High Court that guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) are in place for handling and disposal of waste generated during treatment, diagnosis and quarantine of COVID-19 patients.
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India Generated Over 18,000 Tonnes COVID-19 Waste Since June
India generated 18,006 tonnes of COVID-19 biomedical waste in the last four months, with Maharashtra contributing the maximum (3,587 tonnes) to it, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
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Safety Gear, Medical Waste Float In Chhattisgarh's Flooded COVID-19 Ward
A few hours of heavy rain on Friday flooded a government hospital's COVID-19 isolation ward in Chhattisgarh, where coronavirus cases have been on rise since September. The rain also disrupted the hospital's power supply forcing the staff to shift nine patients - six of them suspected to have Covid and three in need of oxygen - to another floor.
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IIT Kharagpur Study Proposes Solid Waste Management Norms In COVID-19 Time
The study, led by Professor Brajesh Kumar Dubey of IIT Kharagpur's Department of Civil Engineering, emphasised on sustainable technologies and development of green business models by analysing economic prospects in the post-pandemic world.
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PPE Kits, Other Biomedical Waste Disposal Challenge During Covid: Centre
Disposal of biomedical waste including PPE kits worn by healthcare professionals and public became a challenge during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Union Health Ministry told the Rajya Sabha on Sunday.
