200 ill after gas leaks in Visakhapatnam SEZ: Around 200 women workers fell ill in the Atchutapuram SEZ in Visakhapatnam yesterday after an ammonia gas leak from an industrial unit. Panic started after the workers began to vomit and gasp for breath.
India faces an environmental crisis, but this seasonâs election coverage is set to ignore it
Until the impending Assembly elections are over, we can expect little else in news coverage apart from the political circus.
Shambhavi Thakur
Once again, election season is upon us. In fact, in India, it never seems to end. And for some political parties, it s perennial.
From now until the results are declared for the Assembly elections in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, and Puducherry on May 2, we can expect little else in media coverage apart from the political circus.
For the news media, the electoral battlefield provides endless possibilities and a chance to increase readership and viewership. Elections are guaranteed to be entertaining with every politician extracting the maximum advantage from media attention. Yet, increasingly, elections have been reduced to a few personalities; the issues that matter to the majority of voters slip into the background.
Vizag Gas Leak: Andhra Pradesh Govt Informs NHRC Ex Gratia Paid to Families of Victims
The government has informed the NHRC that an ex gratia of Rs 1 crore each has been paid to the families of the 12 people who died in the styrene gas leak tragedy.
Vapour billows out from LG Polymers industry after a major chemical gas leak in Visakhapatnam, May 07, 2020. Photo: PTI
Society20/Feb/2021
New Delhi: The Andhra Pradesh government has informed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that an ex gratia of Rs 1 crore each has been paid to the families of the 12 people who died in the styrene gas leak tragedy in Visakhapatnam last May, officials said on Friday.
Read more about AP govt informs NHRC about ex-gratia paid to Vizag gas leak victims on Business Standard. The Andhra Pradesh government has informed the NHRC that an ex gratia of Rs 1 crore each has been paid to the families of the 12 people who died in the styrene gas leak tragedy in Visakhapatnam