About 10 m workers are exposed to silicosis in India. But the State does not care
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...
Silicosis in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
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Mapped: The global coal trade
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...
जांच प्रशिक्षण शिविर का आयोजन
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...
Why we must have water budgets
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...
Interaction between Trade Unions / Civil Society and Australian Senator Lisa Singh July 18, 2012
An interaction between Australian Senator Lisa Singh, Trade Unions and civil society was held at the constitution club of India. The interaction was jointly organised by Occupational and Environmental Health Network of India (OEHNI), BWI and IndustriALL. Sh Sudharshan...
Short Film on Jharia Coal Mines
Jharia: A short film on the burning fires in Jharia Coal mines by Poul Madsen More Details: