Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | Manual drilling at Silkyara tunnel on, rescuers cross 50-metre mark

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | Manual drilling at Silkyara tunnel on, rescuers cross 50-metre mark

Rescue operation is underway in the Silkyara Tunnel where 41 workers are trapped inside after a portion of it collapsed, in Uttarkashi. | Photo Credit: ANI Rescuers at Silkyara tunnel have crossed the 50-metre mark and they need to dig through around 10 metres of rubble using rat-hole mining technique to bring out the 41 … Read more

Poverty, caste-discrimination at the root of manual scavenging, reveals study

Poverty, caste-discrimination at the root of manual scavenging, reveals study

A worker cleaning a storm water drain in Chennai. File | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B They know it is a inhuman and demeaning job rooted in caste-based discrimination and passed on to successive generations, but the sanitary workers continue to undertake manual scavenging as employers exploit them, and at times are cruel as well. … Read more

Exercise Helps the Heart, But Can Manual Labor Hurt?

May 12, 2021 — All exercise is not created equal, and the exercise you get during leisure time is better for your heart health than on-the-job exercise. In fact, on-the-job physical exercise may actually be harmful to heart health, according to a study published in April. The difference in leisure-time exercise and workplace exercise … Read more