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Worsening Crisis: 45,308 Tonnes Of Biomedical Waste Generated In Last One Year In India

A big challenge the COVID-19 pandemic has posed is the generation of biomedical waste (BMW). A report by the New Indian Express has pegged a nearly 50 per cent increase in COVID-related waste in just April-May this year. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the average...