Surat: Thousands of agate stone cutters and polishers in Khambhat and nearby areas will be covered under the project taken up by the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) to combat the rise of silicosis, the debilitating and fatal disease that results from inhalation...

JAIPUR: On the road to Budhpura village in district Bundi district rise small hills. A closer inspection reveals these 'hills' are loose rubble piled up from decades of quarrying. At the mines here, the air is heavy with silica dust as men, women, children chip away...

Chennai: Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is again under the scanner after a member of the Local Area Environment Committee on Kodaikanal - constituted by the Supreme Court Monitoring Committee - picked on the company's alleged violations of Hazardous Waste Rules 2008...

As many as 589 labourers, mostly tribals from western Madhya Pradesh, died due to silicosis in last 10 years while working for the quartz crushing factories in Gujarat, according to a study. The deceased were among 1,721 people from 743 families hailing from...

Jaipur: The Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission's (RSHRC) pioneering efforts to provide solace to silicosis victims in state have garnered appreciation at the national level. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has accepted it as a model programme in...