Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
WUHAN - Rescuers are battling to save six coal miners trapped after a flood in a mine in central China's Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Hubei Province. The accident took place at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday in a coal mine of Yesanguan Mining Company in Badong County. Five …
On Tuesday, Delhi-based NGO Toxics Link released a study identifying 16 pollution ‘hotspots’ in the city, where pollution — through illegal waste disposal, segregation, severe soil, water and air contamination — is proving to be fatal for residents. In a first-of-its-kind study, the NGO covered 51 industrial clusters and identified …
Tiffany & Co. has reaffirmed its sustainability commitments through its work as a founding member of the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), according to the jewellery company's latest CSR report. The report, released today (5 August), announces that there has been significant progress in developing a global standard for …
China's work safety authority reported on Tuesday cover-ups in two coal mining accidents that killed 11 people last month. On July 5, a roof collapse at Xingcheng Coal Mine in Heilongjiang province left eight miners dead. The mine owner intentionally concealed the accident until the public informed regulators, according to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Circuit Bench at High Court of Meghalaya, Shillong) in the matter of Threat to life Arising Out of Coal Mining in South Garo Hills District Vs State of Meghalaya & Ors. dated 01/08/2014 regarding illegal, unscientific, unregulated and improper mining activity, particularly the rat-hole …
An underground nuclear waste dump in New Mexico that leaked radiation in February was cited by federal mine safety inspectors for dozens of workplace violations, almost all of which have been remedied, officials said Monday. Operations at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in the southeastern New Mexico desert have been …
Alang se palang” (from Alang to the deathbed) is a grim saying among workers at the ship breaking yard in Alang in Gujarat. This proved true for five workers who died in a gas explosion on June 28, sparking fresh concern on environmental and safety standards. The National Human Rights …
At least 17 miners remain trapped after a coal mine gas blast in Xinjiang on Saturday night. Rescuers are pouring nitrogen into the mine to dilute the gas concentration. The process, which was started early on Sunday morning, needs to be continued for 24 hours before it is safe to …
A landslide at the entrance of a small gold mine in southern Honduras trapped at least 11 miners underground on Wednesday, firefighters said. A rescue operation was under way at the mine in San Juan Arriba, 110 km (70 miles) south of the capital, Tegucigalpa. Firefighters said they had made …
Company aims to lower man power cost by mid-2015 to up margin To prevent recurrence of accidents like the recent one at Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)’s plant in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, the country’s largest steel company is planning to appoint a safety audit firm. “We are in talks with …
Two coalminers died when poisonous gas accumulated in a mine in Dukkai area of Loralai district on Monday. According to Levies, the miners were working deep in the coalmine when they fell unconscious. Rescue teams brought them out of the mine but they had died by then. “Methane was found …
One miner was killed and five others remain trapped in a flooded coal mine in North China's Hebei province, local authorities said Tuesday. The accident happened in a shaft in Xiandewang coal mine in Xingtai city at 7:30 pm on Monday when 14 miners were working underground. One was killed …
Two dozen people, including company executives, have been detained as Turkish officials investigate the mining disaster that killed 301 people, a domestic news agency reported Sunday. The Dogan news agency said Ramazan Dogru, general manager of the mine owned by Soma Holding, and its operations manager, Akin Celik, were among …
The death toll in a coal mine accident in Northwest China's Shaanxi province has risen to 10 with three still missing, local authorities said Friday. Rescuers retrieved three more bodies early Friday from a coal mine where a pipeline collapse trapped 11 workers Wednesday morning, the search and rescue headquarters …
Rescue teams have recovered eight more victims from a coal mine in western Turkey, raising the death toll in Turkey's worst mining disaster to 282, a government minister said Thursday. Even as hopes for some 150 other miners trapped underground faded, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz told reporters that rescue efforts …
Rescuers were struggling early Wednesday to reach more than 200 miners still trapped inside the coal mine. More than 360 workers have been evacuated so far. Turkey’s Energy Minister Taner Yildiz on Wednesday said the death toll from an explosion and fire at a coal mine in western Turkey is …
Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest …
The National Policy on Occupational Safety and Health developed by the Ministry of Labor and Labor Relations in collaboration with all key stakeholders has received the approval from the cabinet of ministers. The policy aims to establish a national occupational safety and health system and programs in collaboration with key …
Oil and gas workers in North Dakota are six times more likely to die on the job than their peers in other states as inexperienced workers join the state’s oil and gas boom, according to a report by a labor group. In North Dakota, 104 out of every 100,000 oil, …
PRESS RELEASE New industry initiative aims to enhance transparency and drive improvements In order to enhance sustainability within the supply chain the chemical companies AkzoNobel, BASF, Bayer, Clariant, Evonik Industries, Henkel, LANXESS and Solvay joined forces in the Together for Sustainability (TfS) initiative. So far, TfS members have successfully initiated …
