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Aravallis vanish on Raj-Haryana border as mining continues
JAIPUR: The Supreme Court rulings which were considered sacrosanct, have failed to make any impact on the mining in the Aravallis. Despite several orders of the SC and the National Green Tribunal (NGT), banning mining in the Aravallis, it continues unabated, levelling...
सूखकर 30 किलो के रह गए स्वस्थ आदमी, हर गाँव मे 150 विधवाएं, बच्चे भी बीमार
प्रदेश के 19 जिलों मे 30 लाख से ज्यादा खान मजदूर हैं। इसमे ज़्यादातर टीबी, सांस और सिलिकोसिस जैसी खतरनाक बीमारी से पीड़ित है। खदानों मे काम करने वाले मजदूरों की मौत का आंकड़ा हर साल बढ़ता जा रहा है। सैकड़ों लोग बीमार है। जो विस्तर या चारपाई से उठ भी नही सकते है। उनका वजन...
Asbestos mining: NGT raps MoEF for vague response
New Delhi: Perturbed by illegal and unscientific asbestos mining across the country, the National Green Tribunal Friday pulled up the Environment Ministry (MoEF) for providing a "vague and uncertain" response. A bench, headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter...
International Programme on Chemical Safety
Asbestos All types of asbestos cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, cancer of the larynx and ovary, and asbestosis (fibrosis of the lungs). Exposure to asbestos occurs through inhalation of fibres in air in the working environment, ambient air in the vicinity of point...
The haunting poetry of a Chinese factory worker who committed suicide
On the last day of September, a 24-year-old migrant worker in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen killed himself. Xu Lizhi jumped out of a window of a residential dormitory run by his employer, Foxconn, the huge electronics manufacturing company with a...