Occupational Safety

Twenty nine workers were killed in a landslide at the Tehri dam. The contractor building the dam has blamed the weak mountains for the incident. Many experts agree that the mountains of the region are fragile. The dam will have a huge reservoir that wou

Publication Date:

30/08/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20040831

pp:

0

Tags:

Dams, Tehri, Dam Safety, Earthquakes, Landslides, Construction Workers, Rehabilitation, Occupational Safety, Supreme Court, Corruption

Agriculture

Deluge

July 29 was a black day for those residents of the old Tehri town who had decided to remain back. At around 2 pm, the water in the lake surrounding the almost empty town rose and entered their homes.

Publication Date:

30/08/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20040831

pp:

0

Tags:

Dams, Tehri, Dam Safety, Earthquakes, Landslides, Construction Workers, Rehabilitation, Occupational Safety, Supreme Court, Corruption

Energy

Power Point

Experts have given conflicting reports on the Tehri dam

Publication Date:

30/08/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20040831

pp:

0

Tags:

Dams, Tehri, Dam Safety, Earthquakes, Landslides, Construction Workers, Rehabilitation, Occupational Safety, Supreme Court, Corruption

India

Setback for e workers

The Santa Clara County Superior Court in California, usa, has temporarily halted the 50 toxic chemical exposure claims filed by current and former employees against technology giant International

Publication Date:

14/04/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

12

Issue:

20040415

pp:

0

Tags:

Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, United States Of America (US)

Environment

Bhopal: The inside story

On the night of December 2, 1984, forty tons of deadly methyl isocyanate leaked out of a Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal, India, killing thousands and injuring many more.

Publication Date:

Jan 2004

Author(s): T. R. Chouhan

Source: Other India Press

Tags:

Environment, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Supreme Court, Compensation

Environment

Clouds of injustice: Bhopal disaster 20 years on

Twenty years ago around half a million people were exposed to toxic chemicals during a catastrophic gas leak from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. More than 7,000 people died within days. A further 15,000 died in the following years. Around 100,000 people are suffering chronic and debilitating illnesses for which treatment is largely ineffective.

Publication Date:

01/01/2004

Source: Amnesty International

Tags:

Environment, Health Effects, Pesticide Industry, Rehabilitation, Compensation, Occupational Safety, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, Supreme Court, Human Rights, Government Of India (GOI), Groundwater Pollution

India

Ship breaking set to get a fillip despite blaze in Gujarat yard

six people died recently in a fire at the Alang ship-breaking yard in Gujarat. The issue of workers' safety and the environmental implications of this highly polluting activity have come to the fore

Publication Date:

30/03/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Shipping, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, Legislation, India, Gujarat, Waste Recycling

India

Breathing room

Vashram Kanabhai, a head constable in Surat traffic police, collapsed on duty. The 44-year-old cop's lungs were diagnosed as having been damaged. Kanabhai's case is not an isolated one. Many of

Publication Date:

14/11/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Vehicular Pollution, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, India, Gujarat

Water Pollution

china

A proposal to ban smoking in all indoor public places is on the anvil in Hong Kong. The plan includes a complete ban on smoking in offices, shops, factories and restaurants, with managers

Publication Date:

14/06/2001

Author(s): A Asha

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, China