by admin | May 21, 2016 | News
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...
by admin | May 19, 2016 | News
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...
by admin | May 19, 2016 | News
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...
by admin | May 11, 2016 | News
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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...
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