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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicBiomedical waste

Topic: Biomedical waste

Pharmaceuticals have polluted almost all the world’s rivers, study by a UK university finds

Drugs used to treat diabetes and epilepsy were found in many samples, along with antidepressants, antihistamines, anaesthetics and antibiotics.

Assam farmers welcome ‘friend’ barn owls with artificial nests to keep rodents at bay

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Sanitation workers were at forefront of Covid fight. But are missing from vaccination plan

India's solid waste management workers had no choice but to enter containment zones and handle bio-medical waste. Hundreds of them are Covid infected.

Polling staff & voters generated 160 tonnes of biomedical waste in Bihar elections

To ensure safety of voters & polling personnel amid pandemic, Election Commission had procured 18 lakh face shields, 70 lakh face masks and 5.4 lakh single-use rubber gloves.

Where do used Covid masks, gloves end up? Infection surge creates waste problem for India

Given the highly infectious nature of Covid-19, the pandemic has led to a surge in the use of PPE and its individual components by healthcare and testing lab staff as well as patients. 

Delhi to Vijayawada, India has started dumping Covid-19 infected waste in public places

India was already unable to treat 600 tonnes of biomedical waste it produced every day. Then Covid happened.

Let’s talk about garbage in Covid battle and clap for India’s sanitation workers

Wuhan’s trash increased 6 times while it fought Covid. India’s is on the rise too but we don’t have enough treatment facilities or protection for sanitation workers.

Covid brings back single-use plastics as environmental concerns take a backseat

For a plastics industry that’s grappling with a drop in demand for household goods and cars, the resurgence is a welcome break.

On Camera

Caged parrot or fearless eagle? India should give the Shastri formula a try

While the CBI has built its reputation as a premier crime investigation agency by cracking high profile cases, many other cases have remained unresolved or resulted in acquittals.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.