India uranium mining fuels health crisis

Radioactive waste generated in three government owned mines spurs health fears in eastern Jharkhand state. Jadugoda, India – “They took away my land,” 35-year-old Agnu Murmu told Al Jazeera, days before he died. “I begged them to give me a...

E-waste refuses to ‘disappear’ from Delhi

Legal collection centres end up selling e-waste to same scrap dealers who were not meant to get it in the first place. Nineteen-year-old Mohammad Salman Mansoori has spent much of the last four years inside a tiny concrete room, hammering the plastic, copper and other...

Silicosis swallows mine workers in Rajasthan

Karauli (Rajasthan): For 10 years, Ghanshyam underwent treatment for tuberculosis (TB) as his persistent coughing and chest pain refused to go away. But in 2011, the stone quarry worker was told that he is in the last stages of silicosis – an insidious and...

How ‘healthy’ is your office?

A 26-year-old call centre employee constantly complained of headache while in office. She felt lethargic and found it difficult to concentrate on work. These symptoms disappeared quite miraculously once she was out of office. Doctors say these symptoms relate to sick...