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 …
The number of workers injured at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant this fiscal year, which ends March 31, far exceeded the 2013 figure by November, Tokyo Electric Power Co. officials said. The rise mainly reflects an increase in the overall number of workers at the disaster-hit plant, according to …
PESHAWAR - At least 12 labourers died after a marble mine collapsed in Ziarat area of Mohmand Agency. Sources said the labourers were busy in excavation when the mine collapsed burying scores of them and two vehicles as well. The sources said that at least twelve bodies have been recovered …
Standing Committee on Labour (2014-15) present this Third Report on `The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2014’ relating to the Ministry of Labour and Employment. The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2014 was introduced in Lok Sabha on 7.8.2014 and referred to the Committee by the Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha for examination and report …
Picking holes in the environment management by Indian railways, Comptroller and Auditor General of India has found there were no specific instructions by the Railway Board for installation of Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) at workshops, sheds and production units of railways. Sludge from ETPs was disposed off in open area …
SHENYANG - A coal mine fire killed 24 workers and injured 52 others in Northeast China's Liaoning province early Wednesday, the state-owned Liaoning Fuxin Coal Corporation told Xinhua. The fire occurred in a coal mine under Hengda Coal, a subsidiary of Fuxin Coal, a major coal producer in the province. …
KUALA LUMPUR -- Five Chinese workers were injured Saturday in a coal mine explosion in eastern Malaysia, Chinese consulate in Kuching told Xinhua on Sunday. The explosion has left three persons killed and 29 injured. All of the Chinese victims come from China's Anhui province, and they all suffered different …
Washington state's attorney general said on Wednesday he intends to sue the U.S. government for not adequately protecting workers involved in the decades-long cleanup of a decommissioned nuclear site, saying dozens have been sickened by toxic vapors. The Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a World War Two-era nuclear weapons site in southeastern …
Investigators say it’s still not clear what caused a toxic chemical to leak from a valve at a suburban Houston plant, killing four workers and injuring a fifth. DuPont spokesman Aaron Woods said on Sunday night the company is investigating the cause of the leak of methyl mercaptan at a …
This report highlights serious labour rights and human rights violations faced by girls and young women employed in the Tamil Nadu spinning industry in South India, which is a major hub in the global knitwear sector, supplying some of the big name clothing brands including C&A;, HanesBrands, Mothercare and Primark. …
Two people died on the spot while 28 others were injured after a mine caved in on Wednesday in Rwinkwavu mines, Kayonza District. The victims were employees of Rwinkwavu Wolfram Mining Company. Inspector of Police (AIP) Emmanuel Kayigi, the Deputy Police spokesman, Eastern Region, said investigations are ongoing to ascertain …
The Supreme Court has ruled for the first time ever that compensation for health issues related to asbestos poisoning is the responsibility of the Japanese government In the landmark ruling, the top court ruled that the state is liable for all damages related to asbestos-related health issues incurred by construction …
HIRONO, FUKUSHIMA PREF. – Almost a year after Japan pledged to double hazard pay at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, workers are still in the dark about how much extra they are getting paid — if anything — for cleaning up the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. Under …
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Polish officials are searching for a miner who has been missing underground following a methane explosion. The accident occurred 660 meters (1,265 feet) below the surface Monday evening at the Myslowice-Wesola mine near the southern Polish city of Katowice. The broadcaster TVN24 is reporting that of 37 …
Four people died in a coal mine explosion in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, said local authorities on Tuesday. The blast ripped through a shaft of the Xinjiu Coal Mine in Shuangyashan City at about 6 p.m. on September 4. The owner of the mine then tried to conceal the deadly …
CHANGSHA - Five people were confirmed dead and one was seriously injured in a fire that broke out at a barium nitrate plant in Central China's Hunan province early on Tuesday, local authorities said. The fire happened at around 5:30 am at Xinhuang Luxiang Barium Industry Co Ltd, in Fangjiatun …
NANCHANG - Three people are trapped underground after a coal mine flooded in east China's Jiangxi Province, local authorities said Monday. The accident happened at about 3 am Sunday at Baoshan Coal Mine in Leping City while workers were performing technological upgrading, according to the provincial coal mine safety administration. …
Chevron CVX -0.94% Pipe Line Co. has shut down a natural-gas pipeline that feeds Gulf of Mexico production to the Henry Hub storage and delivery point in Louisiana in the wake of a deadly accident. A contract worker performing routine maintenance on an offshore gas pipeline was killed Saturday and …
At least 15 people were injured Wednesday after an explosion at a steel plant in central Japan, the latest in a series of accidents at the site. Television pictures showed clouds of black smoke billowing from the Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal facility in Tokai, which employs 3,000 people. A …
An explosion in a Chinese coal mine has killed two workers and trapped 25 others underground, according to state media. The blast at the privately-owned mine in Huainan city resulted in part of a tunnel collapsing, trapping workers. Twelve others were rescued. The cause of the blast is being investigated. …
Jamshedpur: With more than 20 fresh cases of silicosis having surfaced in East Singhbhum, the chorus for revisiting the State Action Plan For Prevention and Mitigation of Silicosis has only got louder. Of the total number of fresh cases, five are women patients, who have sustained the killer disease owing …
