Child labour - Electronic waste extraction by children is a hazardous process in India
Thousands of kids burn toxic metals including mercury, lead and arsenic in the street
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Thousands of kids burn toxic metals including mercury, lead and arsenic in the street
Discarded laptops and smartphones contain valuable metals. However, extraction, usually performed by children, is a crude and hazardous process that goes unregulated.
Uttar Pradesh cracks down on interfaith marriages, sparks fear of further polarisation SECTIONS Share Synopsis Under the ordinance, if a person wants to convert voluntarily, they will have to inform the district magistrate two months in advance. The law makes “forceful” religious conversion a non-bailable and cognizable offence. Conversion through “misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement or other allegedly fraudulent means” could lead to imprisonment of up to 10 years and fine of up to Rs 50,000. AFP Related A group of friends is fighting over kulhad ki chai ne...