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The Central Government framed certain rules to protect the Environment, namely Bio-Medical Waste Management (BMWM) Rules, 2016, and (Amendment) Rules, 2018. These were an update and simplification of prior existing rules not only for human health and also for safety of environment for the current and future generations. Effective BMWM is not only a legal necessity but also a social responsibility. Common Bio-medical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facility (CBWTF) is a set up where biomedical waste generated from member health care facilities has imparted necessary treatment to reduce adverse effects that this waste may pose on human health and environment. The study was conducted to assess / judge existing knowledge, awareness and practices regarding BMWM among Health care workers at Rani Durgavati Medical College Banda, India. A pre-tested questionnaire based on cross-sectional survey was circulated among various Health care workers / Participants using the questionnaire of BMWM for health care workers of 400 bedded tertiary care teaching Hospital Rani Durgavati Medical College. This questionnaire was distributed among 146 participants/HCWs over a period of one month i.e. from 11th January to 15th February, 2021. Each questionnaire was composed of four sections/tables: 1. Section A / Table-1 comprised of demographic profile of the subjects 2. Section B / Table-2 comprised of questions to test the Knowledge / Awareness 3. Section C / Table-3 was about the Attitudes and 4. Section D / Table-4 about the practices of BMWM. The study showed that: 1. The participants scored high on attitude and knowledge about the waste management practices while their scores on the implementation part were comparatively low. 2. There was a significant difference in relation to educational qualification of respondent in knowledge and practice score. 3. Rani Durgavati Medical College / GAMC Banda lead yearly in proper segregation, treatment and disposal. Our treatment of BMWM increased as gross generation of BMWM decreased significantly in the years2020 and 2021.

Background: National Medical Commission (NMC) has implemented competency based undergraduate curriculum for training of new M.B.B.S. students. As per these curriculum authors of Medical Pharmacology books also changed their book content to fulfill the subject requirement.Methods: A systematic comparison of books carried out in department of pharmacology Rani Durgawati Medical College, Banda, Uttar Pradesh. There was comparison of 5 books of medical pharmacology of Indian author belongs to edition after 2019. The books included were Essentials of Medical Pharmacology (Jaypee Publication, 8th Edition, 2021), Medical Pharmacology (CBS Publishers And Distributors Pvt Ltd, 7th Edition, 2021), Pharmacology and Pharmacotherepeutics (Elsvier Publication, 26th Edition, 2021), Pharmacology for MBBS (Avichal Publication Company, 2nd edition, 2021) and Pharmacology for Medical Graduates (Elsvier Publication, 4th Edition, 2020). All the books were examined for the competencies described in the pharmacology syllabus. The table was prepared for the availability of topics according to the competencies of different section of syllabus. The chapter/page numbers mentioned in competency table were looked upon for the respective competencies and presence or absence of the topic was noted down.Results: All the books mainly covered competency given in the knowledge section of the syllabus. Few competencies in skill and communication sections were also covered in the text books.Conclusions: When all the five books were evaluated according to pharmacology competency in syllabus, none of the books covered whole pharmacology syllabus. This may be because authors considered the competency topics in skill and communication section as a part of practical or because many practical books or manuals are available in the market which covered topics in these sections.