Delhi may well be bringing its citizens world-class infrastructure, thanks to the Commonwealth Games (CWG). But the human cost of development and the long-term impact on the poorer sections are either being underplayed or overlooked. As work races to meet the October deadline, stories abound of violation of labour laws, use of child labour, shabby living conditions, even deaths.

Tata Chemicals plant in Haldia turned into a battlefield today as the workers of the Citu and Inttuc clashed with each other over the issues pertaining to a month-long strike, which the Citu workers are observing at the Tata plant.

The Union health ministry has kickstarted the process of vaccinating healthcare workers across the country against swine flu. According to officials in the ministry, the vaccines procured from international pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteurs is being distributed to the states from Mumbai and Delhi.

The death of two labourers on Monday has brought the unabated illegal sand mining in the district into focus.

More than 700 workers of the Chittivara estates under Tata Tea

The tritium poisoning episode highlights grave safety lapses and the urgent need for an independent nuclear regulator.