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 …
An explosion in a state-owned steel plant in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has killed at least 11 people, police said Thursday. At least 16 other workers suffered serious burns in the blast and a massive fire that broke out late Wednesday in the plant in the coastal …
Indian steel companies are getting away with causing grave damage to the environment. They are not even adhering to the country’s already lax environmental laws – despite using large amounts of minerals, water and electricity. This was revealed in a report recently released by the Centre for Science and Environment, …
KOLKATA, 4 JUNE: The Steel Authority of India (SAIL) plants of the state have ranked among the most polluting industries in a rating ~ Green Rating Project (GRP) ~ done by the New Delhi-based research and advocacy body, Centre for Science and Environment. The ratings were released in New Delhi …
The East corporation has decided to conduct free health check-up camps for its safai karamcharis, gardeners and nullah cleaners every week. The check-up camps will begin from June 9. “The health of safai karamcharis is a cause of concern. Their work requires them to be in unhygienic places. Due to …
New Delhi: Pressure is building up to treat manual scavenging on a par with crimes against dalits, to be tried under the atrocities law which lays down stringent punishment. The union social justice ministry has asked the home ministry for details of cases filed by states for manual scavenging under …
New Delhi:While the Centre plans stiff penal provisions for manual cleaning of sewers and septic tanks, Delhi Commission for Safai Karamcharis (DCSK) has sought a complete ban on the same in Delhi by May 25. The Commission’s report called “Banning of manual sewer in Delhi” will be put before the …
New Delhi: While the Central government is working on strengthening the existing Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrine Prohibition Act,1993, seeking to ensure rehabilitation of those engaged in such dehumanizing labour, activists say that thousands of manhole workers continue to work in inhuman conditions. MCD, DJB and …
New Delhi: Municipal corporation or state officials could face two years in jail or Rs 2 lakh fine for the familiar sight of bare torsos plumbing the depths of sewer tanks to clean the muck with their hands. The Centre proposes to ban ‘hazardous manual cleaning of sewers and septic …
Bhutan recognizes the provision of safety, health and welfare in the workplace as a prerequisite for economic and spiritual development, poverty reduction and the road to Gross National Happiness. The National Occupational Health and Safety Policy aspires to be congruent with the philosophy of Gross National Happiness and reflects various …
The death toll from an explosion at a chemical plant in northern China last week has risen to 25, with four missing and 46 others injured, state media reported. The official Xinhua News Agency on Sunday reported that the death toll rose from the original 16 killed in Tuesday's blast. …
Miners exposed to high levels of diesel exhaust have three to five times the risks of lung cancer as workers in occupations where diesel exhaust exposures are less intense, according to a study by government researchers. The study, by researchers from the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute for …
The former chief of security for the Upper Big Branch mine, where 29 miners died in an explosion in 2010, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison. The official, Hughie Elbert Stover, 60, was convicted in October of lying to federal officials and obstructing the investigation into the explosion …
A gas explosion in a southwest China coal mine Friday killed 11 workers and injured six others, state press said in the latest accident to hit the nation’s dangerous mining industry. One worker remained missing after the explosion ripped through the Diaoyutai coal mine in Sichuan province Friday afternoon, Xinhua …
The Ship Breaking and Ship Recycling Rules-2011 herein after referred to as `Rule' has been formulated in pursurance of the Hon'ble High Court Division of Supreme Court, in writ petition No. 7260 of 2008 dated May 24, 2011 taking into consideration the directions contained in the order. `Rule' means The …
NEW DELHI, 19 OCT: Managing environmental impacts has emerged as a big challenge in India’s fast and high growth rate development, the labour and employment minister, Mr Mallikarjun Kharge, said today. Addressing the 12th National Conference on Safety, Health & Environment for Sustainable Growth organised by the National Safety Council …
Read the draft Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 notified by the MoEF under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to replace earlier rules (1998) and the amendments thereof. The MoEF has notified the new Draft Bio-Medical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to replace …
Shanghai's environmental watchdog ordered two factories in its suburbs to halt production pending an investigation into the source of lead poisoning among children in a nearby village. The Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau said in a notice on its website Friday that it was studying lead emissions from the two factories, …
South Asian countries must not allow their beaches to be used as dumping grounds for the chemically contaminated and extremely hazardous ships from the western countries. The ship-breaking in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh has been causing serious environmentally-hazardous issues as the poor and the marganilsed people are forced to work …
Vodafone-Essar through their first-ever sustainability report 'Footprint 2010-11' has disclosed their carbon emissions.In the absence of any statutory guideline, the disclosure hopefully raises the standard for the telecom sector in India, on acceptable norms of corporate responsibility on sustainability of their business.
A report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on the performance audit of the activities of Corporate Social Responsibility by Coal India Ltd (CIL) during April 2004 to March 2010 in areas like environmental protection, safety requirement, occupational health of the workers and community development shows low …
