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NMC launches online monitoring system for PG medical admissions, directs colleges to submit info
With an aim to monitor all the Postgraduate medical admission, the PG Medical Education Board of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has launched an online monitoring system.
For initiating this system which aims to ensure faithful adherence to the norms of admission, NMC has instructed all the medical colleges to submit requisite information through an online system that can be accessed through NMC website (http://www/nmc.org.in).
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NMC Launches Online Monitoring System For PG Medical Admissions, Directs Colleges To Submit Info
No takeback system, mercury in bulbs poses health hazards
According to the findings of a new study by Toxics Link, Indian cities lacked a takeback system for fluorescent tube lights (FTLs) and compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). The discarded bulbs were either recycled or finished up in landfills, releasing mercury in both cases.
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