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India’s top court issues rare warrant in Gujarat silicosis deaths case
MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - India's top court has issued a rare warrant against the chief of the country's pollution control board in the decade-old case of stone workers in Gujarat state who died of silicosis. The Supreme Court issued the warrant this week...
‘Safety of workers in 28k mines is responsibility of state govt’
Jodhpur: The Director General of Mines Safety (DGMS) has submitted before the Rajasthan High Court that there are about 33,000 mine leases in the state, with prevalence of silicosis, but not all of them fall under the purview of the Mines Act 1952. In its reply on...
About 10 m workers are exposed to silicosis in India. But the State does not care
In a strict message that pollution-related deaths cannot be brushed under the carpet and that those responsible for failing to stop them and pay compensation to the victims will have to pay heavily, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Gujarat government to...
Silicosis in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
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In Rajasthan’s quarries, workers die to make pretty garden tiles
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 here...