New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission has taken cognizance of a complaint alleging that over 50,000 people die every year due to asbestos-related cancer in India and asked all state governments including Delhi to submit their reports on the issue. The...

Agate workers continue to succumb to Silicosis. In January 2014, till now, 3 deaths have been reported- Nannusha Diwan, 33 (5-01-14), Rukhiben Parmar, 65 (3-01-14) and Chirag Soni, 32(?) (17-01/14) who were confirmed having silicosis at weekly clinic organised by PTRC...

State labour minister Mr Purnendu Basu today announced setting up a hospital for silicosis- affected  stone-cutters in Mohammedbajar.  The state government seems to have woken up to the fact that silicosis  poses a real threat to workers in the stone quarries. Earlier...

तुर्रा गाँव के उकठा पहाड़ की छुही खदान ने ली नौ आदिवासिओं की जान, जिसमे एक नाबालिक बालिका शामिल। 07 जनवरी 2014, जनपद पंचायत मझगवां मुख्यालय से 20 किलोमीटर दूर घनघोर जंगल क्षेत्र में बसे ग्राम पंचायत तुर्रा के उकठा पहाड़ में 06 जनवरी 2014, को ग्राम तुर्रा एवं तागी गाँव...

Even as the delivery of India’s second aircraft carrier, Admiral Gorshkov, has been pushed back towards the end of 2013 owing to repairs in the malfunctioning boiler section, activists and environmental advocacy groups have expressed concern over reported use of...