The Supreme Court bench comprising justices Kurian Joseph and Rohinton Fali Nariman on August 23, directed State Pollution Control Boards in Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Pondicherry, Jharkhand and Delhi, to inspect the quartz-grinding units in their States...

The death of two workers at Anna University contravened no law because the laws are particularly blind to occupational safety at small enterprises. On June 21, 2016, two young men died. Their bodies were found in a tank at the Anna University campus in Chennai. They...

Bhopal: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered 14 quartz factories in Gujarat, responsible for causing silicosis to labourers from Madhya Pradesh to shut down. Hearing public interest litigation (PIL) on the issue of silicosis, bench of Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice...

Workers at stone crushing units are exposed to silicate dust Sitting on the veranda of the cramped mud hut, Morzina Bibi (55) stared blankly when asked about the recent death of her son Zakir Paik (26) due to silicosis, a respiratory disease resulting from...

The state government announced Rs 1 lakh relief for every worker, but has failed to penalise employers. Paras Rawat first worked in the sandstone mines when he was 10. He helped his father Dev Karan drill and turn the grey-brown sandstone into slabs of 2x10 square...