Environment Law News Asbestos-related cancer: NHRC notice to health, environment ministries July 6, 2011 / July 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday issued notice to the health and environment ministries on a report that asbestos-related cancer was on the rise in India. Toxics Watch Alliance, an NGO fighting for environmental protection, alleged that about 50,000 Indians die every year because of asbestos-related cancer. “The complainant sought the commission’s intervention for […] Read more ยป Asbestos-related cancer cancer Chrysotile Asbestos environment ministries Health NHRC