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Morris industrial fire evacuation indefinite, ‘in check’ after use of cement, officials say
Morris officials said the evacuation order for the massive industrial fire will remain in place indefinitely, even as they continue to make progress fighting it. Official said Thursday morning they "made a lot of progress" using Portland cement mix to fight a massive...
Everything Old is New Again: Rediscovering a Social Approach to Work and Health Inequities
Increased levels of disease and poverty among workers during the Industrial Revolution led Rudolf Virchow and others to explore how social and economic conditions affected health, disease, and the practice of medicine [1]. The 50th anniversary of NIOSH comes at...
French court orders government to act on climate in next nine months
France’s top administrative court has ordered the government to take “all necessary additional steps” within the next nine months to enable it to reach its climate crisis targets or face possible sanctions, including substantial fines. The Council of State said in a...
Indian agri on the cusp of disruption, says Bain research report
Indian agriculture is on the cusp of a disruption based on technology, regulation, investment and stakeholder behavioural changes across consumers to farmers, making the idea of doubling farmer incomes a reality in the next few years, a research report said on...
Save Ajni Vann
*We will lose 40,000 trees if we don't speak up for 4500 TREES OF AJNI VANN NAGPUR today* Ajni Vann is amongst the last green cover of Nagpur spread in 44.4acres of land situated in heart of the city. This lush green cover of Nagpur is ready to face the axe of Inter...
Cuba’s Vaccine Shield and the Five Monopolies that Structure the World
In 1869, at the age of fifteen, José Martí and his young friends published a magazine in Cuba called La Patria Libre (‘The Free Homeland’), which adopted a strong position against Spanish imperialism. The first and only issue of the magazine carried Martí’s poem,...
Machinations for privatisation
Climate Finance is for Global South
There is no justification for Green Climate Fund to consider giving a dirty company access to public funds needed for urgent climate action. We urge the GCF Board at #GCFB29 to reject and keep. Link to letter and signatories here: https://bit.ly/NoToSMBCinGCFB29
Struggles on Ground
বেআইনিভাবে গয়ের জোরে আদিবাসী গ্রামের ভেতর দিয়ে কয়লা খনির কয়লা পারাপারের রাস্তা বানিয়েছে রাষ্ট্র। গ্রামের মানুষ এর প্রতিবাদ করলেই বারে বারে হিমগীরি ব্লকের আদিবাসী নেতা জীতেন্দ্র নায়কে এরেস্ট করে নিয়ে যাচ্ছে পুলিশ। সংবিধানের কোন রীতি নীতি না মেনে উড়িষ্যা সরকার...
Make India Asbestos-Free: India’s search for asbestos alternatives
Health care is the most important factor for each country on this planet. Many environmental factors affect human health and well-being. Heavy industry, harmful emissions, other types of pollution and inappropriate resources used in various products can have a...
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