WHO published its World health statistics report 2025, revealing the deeper health impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on loss of lives, longevity and overall health and well-being. In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, global life expectancy fell by 1.8 years—the largest drop in recent history— reversing a …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M C Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/12/2024. As regards the payment of the subsistence allowance to the construction workers which could not get any income for the period from November 18, 2024 to December 5, …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M C Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 02/12/2024. None of the NCR states - Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh have reported compliance with the SC order regarding payment of subsistence amount to the construction workers. …
Order of the High Court of Delhi in W.P.(C) 6444/2021 in the matter of Ratiram Ahirwar & Others Vs Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board & Others dated 13/07/2021. The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi in exercise of his power under Section 22 of the Building and Other Construction …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of National Campaign Committee for Central Legislation on Construction Labour (NCC-CL) Vs Union of India & Others dated 19/03/2018 regarding construction workers in the unorganized sector of India. Supreme Court emphasized that construction workers do not assist only in building …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of National Campaign Committee for Central Legislation on Construction Labour (NCCCL) Vs Union of India & Others dated 30/10/2017 regarding state of construction workers in India. Affidavit filed on behalf of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India reveals the …
This CAG report on Delhi's social sector tabled in the state assembly exposed the poor provision of public services to the residents of Delhi. It came down heavily on the inadequacy in water supply to the city. This report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) relates to …
CHENANI: The Environment Committee of Legislative Assembly visited Chenani to inspect the measures taken by the executing agency at the construction site of the upcoming tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. Led by the Committee Chairman, Mohammad Yousf Tarigami, the committee members went around the construction site and took stock …
Kerala is heading for a significant phase in its demographic transition with the state moving towards achieving zero population growth rate, which will result in an increase in scarcity of labour. With a very low fertility rate and stabilising death rate, Kerala is expected to achieve zero population growth rate …
If Delhi is building its way towards becoming a "global city" through mammoth infrastructure and construction projects, then what is the story of those people whose work helps put up its massive structures? The role played by women who are employed in the construction of Delhi's megastructures is even more …
This article analyses the impact of the 2008-09 global economic meltdown on workers in the unorganised sector of the gem polishing and construction industries in Rajasthan. Based on a primary survey, it was found that in the initial phase of the crisis, workers trimmed their spending on their social life. …
The most important drinking water project for the state capital, Narmada Drinking Water Project, is going slow due to shortage of labourers. According to higher officers, even if the number of labourers has been increased, it will take at least 100 days more to complete the project. The construction agency, …
A worker engaged in property demolition work for Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) was killed while on duty. KILLER WALL: A view of the wall that collapsed during demolition, killing a worker in Bangalore on Saturday. DH photoA release from BMRCL has stated that the worker, Prakash (24) of …
labour welfare ignored: The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre and state governments of Haryana and Delhi on a public interest petition seeking welfare measures for mine and construction workers. The petition filed by non-profit People
Creches at construction sites lend a hand to migrant women workers Lakshmi, 22-year-old construction worker from Chhattisgarh, gave birth to the youngest of her three children in December 2008 through caesarian section. She had to resume work within five days to pay off the loan she took to meet her …
while India draws attention for being the second-fastest growing economy in the world, workers in the unorganised sector continue to be denied basic facilities, says a government study. In a first-ever initiative to quantify the contribution of more than 340 million (close to 93 per cent) workers in the country's …
function illus() { var popurl="image/20040831/26-illus.jpg" winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=440,height=320,scrollbars=yes") } Disaster struck the Tehri dam site in Uttaranchal at 10:15 pm on August 2. A huge landslide inside the vertical shaft of a tunnel claimed the lives of 29 workers and left about 12 injured. According to Puneet Kansal, district magistrate, Tehri, one …
July 29 was a black day for those residents of the old Tehri town who had decided to remain back. At around 2 pm, the water in the lake surrounding the almost empty town rose and entered their homes. The 20 or so families left had to run for their …
The Tehri dam project has always been embroiled in controversies. The initial protests against the dam started in the late 1960s when surveys were conducted at the dam site. An organised movement took shape after the Planning Commission gave its nod to the dam in 1972. In the 1980s and …
