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National Green Tribunal slams MoEF for not submitting data on asbestos miningThe National Green Tribunal has slammed the Environment Ministry (MoEF) for failing to produce data related to asbestos mining in various s...20 May, 2015, 10.00 PM IST- National Green Tribunal asks MoEF to submit list of asbestos mines across country"Even if the asbestos mining activity has been closed, scientific closure of such mines remains in question.26 Mar, 2015, 02.29 PM IST
- Third-party professionals to check construction firms' compliance with labour safety normsCurrently, around 600 labour safety inspectors appointed by state governments are responsible for ensuring safety at over 3,00,000 construc...30 Nov, 2012, 07.25 AM IST
- Heavy air pollution at ships' graveyardThere is no cause for worry about environmental pollution, according to Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) officials, who echo the ...04 Jun, 2011, 06.28 AM IST
- Silicosis wreaks havoc as illegal stone quarries flurry in RajasthanIn neighbouring Shriji Ka Kheda, which falls in Bhilwara district, more than 70 people from 60 families have died in the past decade of sil...25 Sep, 2010, 05.06 AM IST
- Bhopal gas tragedy: Dow's double standards exposedWhile Dow denies any responsibility for damages in Bhopal, it has taken over liability of Carbide for fighting over 75,000 asbestos-related...03 Jul, 2010, 04.10 PM IST
- Ship-breakers desert Alang yardThe hands that used to work on mammoth ocean liners and crude carriers and generated revenues worth Rs 80,000 crore till 2008 in one of the...23 Apr, 2008, 04.41 AM IST
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