Registration of healthcare facilities mandatory
These rules aim to make available a database of clinical establishments which are authorised to function and thereby improve public health quality by eliminating quacks The Union Ministry of public
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Maharashtra association will help draft e-waste policy
Mumbai: With the rise in use of electronic goods, the amount of e-waste produced has also risen to alarming levels. To address the issue, the Maharashtra E-Waste Association (Mewa) has been invited by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to get suggestions on the draft of the E-Waste (Handling and Management) Rules, 2010.
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Malnutrition in tribal areas to be checked
Mumbai: Chief minister Ashok Chavan has directed his administration to introduce schemes to provide square meals to mothers which will help in reducing malnutrition in the tribal areas.
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Bus corridors will happen in Mumbai within next one year
Mumbai: Dedicated bus corridors, which have long been touted as the cheapest and the quickest modes to decongest road traffic, might finally be ready for a roll-out.
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Bombay HC: Why are toys beyond health standard rules?
Mumbai: The central government may soon have to explain to the Bombay high court why the norms laid down by the Bureau of Indian Standards have not been made mandatory for toys
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Doctors rush to take swine flu vaccine
Mumbai: With swine flu cases soaring in the monsoon, medical professionals, who were until now apprehensive of taking the H1N1 vaccine, are suddenly making a beeline for it. The change in attitude, say civic authorities, is a result of their sensitisation workshops, coupled with the rising graph of positive cases in the city and the state.
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Soon, bottled water may replace public taps in Mumbai
Mumbai: Public water taps in the city could soon be a thing of the past. The state plans to replace them with bottled water booths to ensure slum dwellers get potable water at Rs5 for a 20-litre can. Water supply and sanitation minister Laxman Dhobale on Wednesday said his government plans to introduce the scheme in slum areas in the first phase.
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8 more children test positive for swine flu in Mumbai
Mumbai: Sixteen people, including eight children and a pregnant woman, tested positive for swine flu in the city on Wednesday. Four of them were admitted to hospitals, and the remaining 12 were quarantined at home. The swine flu pandemic
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Jairam Ramesh counters Praful Patel's charge on Navi Mumbai airport project
New Delhi: Environment minister Jairam Ramesh today countered his ministerial colleague Praful Patel's charge of the Navi Mumbai airport project being delayed for want of clearance, saying it has "serious' ecological issues that needs to be addressed.
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Bandra Worli sea link extension gets environment ministry boost
Mumbai: In what could be termed as a major boost for the city
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BMC will use fire brigade machine to kill mosquitoes
Mumbai: A snorkel of Mumbai fire brigade, which is used to save people trapped in high-rise fires, will now save Mumbaikars from malaria. The BMC will use snorkels to enter the compound of defunct mills to control the mosquito breeding by fogging.