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India uranium mining fuels health crisis
Radioactive waste generated in three government owned mines spurs health fears in eastern Jharkhand state. Jadugoda, India - "They took away my land," 35-year-old Agnu Murmu told Al Jazeera, days before he died. "I begged them to give me a small truck… but they gifted...
E-waste refuses to ‘disappear’ from Delhi
Legal collection centres end up selling e-waste to same scrap dealers who were not meant to get it in the first place. Nineteen-year-old Mohammad Salman Mansoori has spent much of the last four years inside a tiny concrete room, hammering the plastic, copper and other...
Silicosis swallows mine workers in Rajasthan
Karauli (Rajasthan): For 10 years, Ghanshyam underwent treatment for tuberculosis (TB) as his persistent coughing and chest pain refused to go away. But in 2011, the stone quarry worker was told that he is in the last stages of silicosis - an insidious and incurable...
How ‘healthy’ is your office?
A 26-year-old call centre employee constantly complained of headache while in office. She felt lethargic and found it difficult to concentrate on work. These symptoms disappeared quite miraculously once she was out of office. Doctors say these symptoms relate to sick...
[India] Ghutan – ‘Breathlessness’
Ghutan documentary...