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    Explosion at West Bengal firecracker factory prompts call for greater enforcement

    The West Bengal government led by the Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) and West Bengal police have been accused by opposition parties of failing to take sufficient action to close down illegal firecracker factories after a massive blast at a firecracker plant at a village in Duttapukur claimed the lives of at least nine people.

    By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 September 2023

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    Factory safety: fatality statistics prompt new calls for action

    Almost daily reports of fatal accidents in India’s factories have prompted renewed calls for government action, but campaigners warn that long-planned changes to India’s safety laws could put workers at even greater risk.

    By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 06 April 2023