The state pollution control board has slapped a closure notice on Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) for failing to dispose of infectious biomedical waste properly.
The notice, issued on April 23, will be implemented
Researchers at the Department of Biological Sciences and Bio Engineering of IIT-Kanpur claim to have developed a polymer which when applied to a fresh wound stops bleeding within five seconds.
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore Corporation has called upon meat stalls in the city to store the waste in bio-degradable bags and hand these over to the Corporation workers instead of dumping these in the drainage and under bridges.
Toeing the line of its superior court that has embarked upon weeding out waste paper and sending them for recycling, the district courts in Delhi are now set to adopt paper-saving measures.
A directive underlining the necessity of saving paper has asked all judicial officers to do their bit while they dictate judgments and orders, that are printed out on paper.
Plastics derived from plants may solve waste crisis
San Francisco: Researchers at IBM on Tuesday said that they have discovered a way to make an Earth-friendly plastic from plants that could replace petroleum-based products, which are tough on the environment.
