by admin | May 11, 2016 | News
BUDHPURA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Amid the ancient forts and stunning palaces of Rajasthan is a less alluring sight: hundreds of workers in stone quarries, many dying of silicosis from cutting and polishing the sandstone tiles that adorn gardens and patios...
by admin | May 7, 2016 | News
Three non-government organisations working for the cause of silicosis-affected people have welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision asking the Gujarat government to pay Rs 3 lakh compensation each to victims and their families in Madhya Pradesh. The Supreme Court on...
by admin | Apr 9, 2016 | News
JUDY WOODRUFF: Yesterday, special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro brought us a report on how big city street vendors are being left behind in India’s booming economy. Today, we travel to stone quarries in the rural northern part of the country, where a deadly disease...
by admin | Apr 5, 2016 | News
सिरोही| राष्ट्रीयक्षय नियंत्रण कार्यक्रम के तहत आबूरोड में एक दिवसीय सिलिकोसिस जांच प्रशिक्षण कार्यशाला आयोजित की गई। केंद्र प्रभारी के अनुसार पिंडवाड़ा आबूरोड ब्लॉक में पत्थर घढाई तराशने का काम करने वाले खान एवं निर्माण श्रमिकों की पिछले 4 महिने में की गई जांच के...
by admin | Mar 25, 2016 | News
The Labor Department plans to announce on Thursday new rules that sharply reduce workplace exposure to silica, a potentially deadly mineral found in materials commonly used in construction and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Safety experts have urged a tightening...
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