International journal vindicates endosulfan study
The strong case against endosulfan just got stronger. Environmental Health Perspectives, a peer-reviewed scientific journal of international …
No concrete plans
The Centre for Science and Environment's Green Rating Project team has rated the cement industry. Its findings uncovered some surprises. The …
Brinksman
As Le Clemenceau bobs on the horizon, reactions in India get sharper, noisier. We've discovered occupational safety. Asbestos is used in …
Stained steel
The iron and steel sector is regarded as the core of Indian economy. Its players are big and powerful. It is extremely resource-intensive and …
Deafening Noise
Constant exposure to noise can make one deaf. The major culprit is road traffic. Can one avoid noise? It’s difficult. Checking it, however, …
"Whistleblowing is bound to increase"
Joyce Rothschild, professor of sociology, School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, …
Knocking strange doors
The study of sleep patterns in environments as wierd as outer space and underwater could be beneficial to public health in general
Hands shackled
Repetitive work done by hands can lead to serious nervous disorders, from numbness in fingers to permanent nerve damage
Counting out pestilence
The patterns that diseases furrow among large sections of a population provide clues to check epidemics
A deep breath of fatal dust
An incurable lung disease digs the grave for workers employed in sandstone mines and brick and cement factories
Removing the slouches and aches from keyboards
Computer manufacturers have come up with new designs for keyboards that they claim, will help users avoid painful wrists and hunched shoulders.
Killer farms
Popular imagination may paint a very idyllic picture of life on a farm. But lurking behind this rustic charm lies a dangerous occupation, farming
Steelborn
Thousands suffer in India's ship-breaking yards while an unconcerned government invites more ships for scrapping
Why we must fix toxic chemical pollution to safeguard our planet and health
Leaders gathering at Bonn next week must strengthen a global agreement that prioritises accountability for pollution from chemicals
Coal mining in India has a human cost
Communities living close to coal mines in India face the constant threat of fires and land subsidence forcing them to flee
Non-smoking beedi-rollers face cancer risk
About six million people employed in India's beedi industry risk developing cancer from handling tobacco leaves
How many people die of silicosis in Indian mines?
One of the worst health hazards that miners engaged in stone quarrying, crushing, quartz mining, glass and ceramic manufacturing face is dust …
A common class of insecticides puts farmers at high risk of diabetes
Long-term exposure to organophosphate insecticides puts the farming community at a higher risk of developing diabetes, shows a study
Last gasps
WAIT UNTIL DEATH Perspectives Audio Visuals Bengali S-VHS/Umatic 55 mins (English subtitles) Supriya Sen, Samit Basu-Mallik, Tathagatha Banerjee, …
Occupational hazard
At a Gujarat chemicals factory, workers have holes in their noses. Apathy of the owner is to blame
Comfort backpack
An improved plucking basket promises to alleviate muscular pain and fatigue, two major health problems faced by tea garden workers
Fighting for a safer workplace
Workers often fail to get proper medical treatment because they are mostly ignorant of occupational diseases.
Haunted past
The Union Carbide concealed information about radiation levels in a uranium plant for 20 years. Murky details are coming to light now
No integration in India’s disease data collection systems: Niti Aayog
White paper highlights several lacunae including shortage of human resources, occupational health, surveillance; suggests series of measures …
US asbestos industry seeks escape clause in law
Asbestos-related litigation in the us runs into billions of dollars today. So much so that the amount is estimated to exceed the combined cost of …