MoEF Report Shows Apathy Over Environmental Safeguards
Rachna Singh | TNN

Jaipur: While it is evident that rampant unregulated and illegal mining is going on in Rajasthan, what is also alarming is that the state has done little to reduce the damage caused to ecology and people working in the mines.
A recently written letter by the CM Ashok Ghelot to the Union minister Jairam Ramesh states

JODHPUR: With the compensation announced by the human rights commission for the silicosis victims of Gujarat and MP last week, the victims of Jodhpur, who have long been awaiting compensation from the state government, have now decided to press their demand.

London: Constant noise at workplace can significantly increase your risk of serious heart problems and also make you weigh and smoke more, says a new study published in the British Medical Journal.

Researchers have found that working in a consistently noisy environment more than doubles the risk of serious heart problems

Shillong, Sept. 14: The chief labour commissioner of Meghalaya and his team today wrapped up the visit to Jaintia Hills to ascertain the prevalence of minors working in coal mines and will prepare a report to be submitted to the Union government.

According to sources, chief labour commissioner N.K. Prasad, the regional labour commissioner, Calcutta, B.B.

The committee will comprise representatives from NGOs and various departments of the government

Jaipur: Taking a serious note of the directives of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for paying compensation to the next of kin of the 22 deceased silicosis victims and 48 others affected by it in Jodhpur, the state government has proposed to form a 10-member standing committee for resolvin