The killer mines

Open cast mining activity in Rajasthan has played havoc with the environment and is killing workers slowly

Police cracks down on retrenched UCIL mine workers in Jharkhand

Most of the protesting workers are tribal people who were displaced from their land by the Bandhuhurang mining project

Kolkata to host parallel AIDS conference after US denies entry to sex workers

Country’s laws do not permit granting visa to those involved in prostitution

Forest dwellers march for their rights

State governments reject 50 per cent of the 3.15 million claims filed under Forest Rights Act

Saltpan workers in Gujarat served eviction notice from sanctuary

Pollution Pvt. Ltd.

A polluting industrial unit in Gujarat continues to operate, despite the state Pollution Control Board issuing notices to shut it down

UN develops modules to provide safe work environment to health workers

Experts say high rate of infectious viral disease, back injuries, sharps injuries reported among health workers across the world and that it is …

Over half the HIV infected people globally do not know their positive status: UN

Gap Report calls for scaling up efforts to end the disease by 2030

“Women being denied forest claims’

Report by non-profits highlights gender disparity in Forest Rights Act implementation

In Brief

Rejected forest rights to be reconsidered: tribal affairs minister

It may not be possible to reject land title claims filed under Forest Rights Act in future

Bytes

Mining strike

News 360° - Briefs

Mobile technology to be used to improve maternal and child health in Africa

Smartphones will help health workers track the health of expecting mothers and their unborn children

Traditional communities can mine sand in coastal areas: MoEF

Ministry order has no provision to curb illegal sand mining in river beds

Nationwide strike cripples France

Indian companies' CDM projects pollute environment

Most clean projects cleared on face value and are based on tall claims

News Briefs

Tata Tea under scanner for poor living condition and coercion of workers

World Bank authorises enquiry after investing US $8 million in the global beverages company

Workers don’t count

The recent strike reflects how the workers’ bargaining power has been crushed, and the impotence of the Left to lead them

Unfriendly neighbourhoods

In their rush to meet the housing requirements of cities, planners are turning a blind eye to the quality of the built environment

All in a day's work

For women in the hill area of Kumaon, Uttar Pradesh, life is not easy. They have to wear the skin off their knuckles to scrape together a living

Biological rhythms pose problems for night workers

Recent research reveals that subjecting night shift workers to eight hours of bright light could bring about a 12-hour shift in their daily rhythms.

Power Point

Experts have given conflicting reports on the Tehri dam