पत्थर खदान : हाड़ तोड़ मेहनत, सिलिकोसिस फिर घुट-घुट कर मौत !
दो जवान बेटों की असमय मौत से बुरी तरह टूट चुके 65 वर्षीय सरदइयां गोंड़ के ऊपर परिवार के भरण-पोषण की जवाबदारी है। जिंदगी से हताश व हर समय गुमसुम रहने वाले सरदइयां ने बताया कि उसके दो जवान बेटों (धनकू 30 वर्ष तथा राजेश 27 वर्ष) को सांस की बीमारी सिलिकोसिस ने लील लिया...
Why the Supreme Court order on registration of migrant workers is welcome
The Supreme Court judgment on the problems and miseries of migrant workers (June 29) will go down in history as a radical judgment to reduce human suffering in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Rarely do we see government agencies being publicly admonished for their...
Scientists from IITM Pune Develop New Model to Tackle Air Pollution Menace in Delhi-NCR
Much ahead of the air pollution season in northwest India, especially in Delhi-NCR, scientists have come up with a Decision Support System (DSS) that will not just help zero in on the exact sources contributing to Delhi's pollution, but also predict practical...
कोरोना ने बढ़ाई सिलिकोसिस मरीजों की परेशानी, बिना जांच और इलाज, घर पर घुट-घुट कर मरने की मजबूरीv
दो जवान बेटों की असमय मौत से बुरी तरह टूट चुके 65 वर्षीय सरदइयां गोंड़ के ऊपर परिवार के भरण-पोषण की जिम्मेदारी है। कपड़े उतार दें तो उनके भी शरीर की हड्डियां आसानी से गिनी जा सकती हैं। थोड़ा सा चलते हैं तो हांफने लगते हैं। जिंदगी से हताश और ज्यादातर वक्त गुमसुम रहने...
Repairing – not recycling – is the first step to tackling e-waste from smartphones
Roughly four in ten people globally owned a smartphone in 2018 and that number continues to grow rapidly. This growth is driven by steady sales of the devices – more than 1 billion each year – putting hand-sized computers in people’s pockets. It is difficult to...
SC rejects Goa govt, Vedanta pleas to review judgement cancelling mining leases
The Supreme Court has dismissed the review petitions filed by Goa and Vedanta Limited against a 2018 order cancelling the state government’s move to renew 88 mining leases, citing the delay in filing them and a lack of cogent grounds for it. It expressed displeasure...
Climate, Not Conflict. Madagascar’s Famine is the First in Modern History to be Solely Caused by Global Warming
Heatwaves, wildfires, floods. If there’s still any doubt that the summer of 2021 is a turning point for a global awakening over the looming climate crisis, you can add one more plague of biblical proportions to the list: famine. The southern part of the island nation...
New Wage Code: Basic salary of private employees to rise?
After the implementation of the new wage code, there will be several major changes for the salaried employees, with the biggest impact likely to be on their salary. It is being estimated that after the implementation of the new wage code, the take-home salary of the...
NASA Study Finds Tropical Forests’ Ability to Absorb Carbon Dioxide Is Waning
Earth’s trees and plants pull vast amounts of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere during photosynthesis, incorporating some of that carbon into structures like wood. Areas that absorb more carbon than they emit are called carbon sinks. But plants can also emit the...
SC rejects Goa govt, Vedanta pleas to review judgement cancelling mining leases
The Supreme Court has dismissed the review petitions filed by Goa and Vedanta Limited against a 2018 order cancelling the state government’s move to renew 88 mining leases, citing the delay in filing them and a lack of cogent grounds for it. It expressed displeasure...
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