NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported death of eight workers and injuries to six others in a blast at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited in Andhra Pradesh

• NHRC invoked suo motu powers on a media report of a blast at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) killing 8 workers and injuring 6.
• Notice issued to Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary; two-week action report sought on health status, ex-gratia and accountability.
• Probes the intersection of industrial safety, labour rights, CPSE governance and statutory human-rights jurisdiction — examinable across GS-II and GS-III.