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NEW DELHI: Waking up to the hazards of asbestos use that puts millions of workers at risk of contracting cancer, the government has said its use must end and the Centre will ask scientists to look for alternatives. "Since the use of asbestos is affecting human health,...

Jaipur: The Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission's (RSHRC) pioneering efforts to provide solace to silicosis victims in state have garnered appreciation at the national level. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has accepted it as a model programme in...

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...

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The global coal trade doubled in the decade to 2012 as a coal-fueled boom took hold in Asia. Now, the coal trade seems to have stalled, or even gone into reverse. This change of fortune has devastated the coal mining industry, with Peabody – the world’s largest...

सिरोही| राष्ट्रीयक्षय नियंत्रण कार्यक्रम के तहत आबूरोड में एक दिवसीय सिलिकोसिस जांच प्रशिक्षण कार्यशाला आयोजित की गई। केंद्र प्रभारी के अनुसार पिंडवाड़ा आबूरोड ब्लॉक में पत्थर घढाई तराशने का काम करने वाले खान एवं निर्माण श्रमिकों की पिछले 4 महिने में की गई जांच के...

Groundwater plays an important role in our lives and India’s economy, but it is disappearing fast. There is mounting evidence that we are extracting more than can be naturally replenished. In the hard-rock aquifers of peninsular India, drilling 800 ft or deeper is...