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Cracker of a battle: Vijay wants Sivakasi to take on China and become a global fireworks powerhouse. Here's what it'll takeTamil Nadu's government aims to transform Sivakasi, India's firecracker hub, into a global competitor against China. The focus is now on in...- In 1811, a chemist added too much acid to seaweed ash, and purple vapor revealed iodineIn the heart of 1811, a serendipitous moment unfolded in the laboratory of French chemist Bernard Courtois. As he endeavored to create salt...
- In 1892, A North Carolina furnace test for cheap aluminum produced an unexpected solid; that accident helped build the industrial Acetylene AgeA chance discovery in 1892 by Willson in North Carolina led to calcium carbide. This substance could produce acetylene gas. Acetylene provi...
- India is blocking a cheap way to beat the heat wave, one tweak in AC can lower costsIndia faces a cooling crisis as soaring temperatures drive unprecedented electricity demand. While AC sales surge, a safer, cheaper, and mo...
- 16 killed in fire at garment factory and chemical warehouse in BangladeshA devastating fire at a garment factory and adjacent chemical warehouse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, claimed at least 16 lives and injured several...
- Fireworks factory explosion near Sivakasi causes panic, no major injuries reportedAn explosion at a firecracker factory near Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, on Saturday evening caused panic but was contained by workers. The blast, ...
- Andhra Pradesh: Five workers admitted to hospital after chemical powder bag breaksFive workers, including three women, were admitted to a hospital on Saturday after a chemical powder bag broke while it was being loaded fr...
- Everything was over in just five seconds: Dombivli factory worker recounts horrorIt was 'pralay' for five seconds and everything was over. That's how Avdesh Kumar summed up the Thane factory blast that snuffed out nine l...
- Maharashtra: Death toll climbs to 10 in Dombivali boiler blast, rescue operations underwayA boiler blast at a chemical factory in Dombivli has killed 10 people, with two still missing. Rescue operations continue amidst hazardous ...
- Seven suffer burns in blast at pharma company in Andhra PradeshA blast at Sahiti Pharma company resulted in seven people sustaining burns, with four of them being severely injured. Two individuals suffe...
- Factory fire kills 38 in Chinese city of AnyangThe fire broke out at Kaixinda Trading Co Ltd in the Wenfeng District or "High-tech Zone" in Anyang City, the report said.
- Andhra govt brings out new safety guidelines to check industrial accidentsMadireddy Pratap, Director General of AP Disaster Response and Fire Services (DRFS), said the new guidelines issued under the AP Fire Servi...
- Hapur boiler blast: Gunpowder found at factory siteInitial investigations have revealed that gunpowder used in manufacturing toy guns, which was found at the site, could be the reason behind...
- YSR government's concern for ‘brand Vizag’ increase over rising industrial accidentsWhile the government is directing the authorities towards a comprehensive study to evolve a robust regulatory mechanism to avert accidents,...
- 8 dead, 50 injured as boiler blast in Gujarat causes fire in factoryAs companies of methanol and xylene chemicals are located near the affected factory, authorities have shifted about 4,800 people from nearb...
- New chemical accident rules soon to prevent Vizag like accidentsThe objective of MSIHC Rules is to prevent major chemical accidents arising from industrial activities and limit the effects of chemical (i...
- Three killed, 35 injured in Mumbai factory explosionIndia has a history of fires and other accidents at factories, sometimes because of a lack of safety measures and inspections.
- 54 burnt to death at a fireworks factory in Sivakasi54 burnt to death with atleast 50 injured in devastating blaze at a fireworks factory in Sivakasi.
- Bhopal tragedy needs closureSaga of official callousness and administrative ineptitude.
- India reverses decision to open Bhopal plant to publicIndian authorities in Bhopal, site of the world's worst industrial accident, have decided against opening up the factory at the centre of t...
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