Question raised in Lok Sabha on Child Labour in Hazardous Occupations, 08/07/2019. The details of occupations/industries including processes which are hazardous for child labour are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II.
2.78 million workers die from occupational accidents and work-related diseases each year warns this new report released by International Labour Organisation (ILO). It attributes stress, excessively-long working hours and disease to worker casualties every year.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Arvind Kumar Baliyan Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 05/12/2018 regarding Indian Potash Limited, Titavi Sugar Complex, Titavi, Muzzafarnagar discharging effluents, polluting the water, affecting public health and health of the animals.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Urmila Vs Govt. NCT of Delhi dated 28/11/2018 regarding a godown of inflammable chemicals being run in Rana Complex, Village Rithala, Rohini, Delhi, which has potential of impacting public health.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Social Action for Forest & Environment (SAFE) Vs. Union of India & Others dated 24/07/2018. The prayer in this Application is for enforcement of regulatory mechanism for handling absolute Alcohol or Ethanol which are highly inflammable liquids.
The government has formed a committee comprising officials of the environment ministry, experts from NEERI, IITs and various other forums to look into the issue of industrial pollution around the i
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Biswajit Mukherjee Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2018 regarding fire cracker units operating in West Bengal. An affidavit filed in NGT gives information that the State Government is taking steps to establish clusters for setting fire cracker units in different districts for which purpose areas have been earmarked in the South 24 Parganas and for the districts of Hooghly, Howrah, Murshidabad and Burdwan. NGT demands a report on this matter.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Biswajit Mukherjee Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/09/2017 regarding grant of licence for setting up fire cracker manufacturing units in the State of West Bengal. Tribunal directs the Addl. Chief Secretary, in-charge of Industry, Commerce and Enterprises Department to file an action taken report on the next date of hearing.
