The Supreme Court and high courts in this country have been consistent in voicing their concerns regarding exposure to these carcinogenic mineral fibres while asking the central and the state governments to update their laws as per the fresh resolution of International Labour Organisation (ILO), which has sought elimination of future use of white chrysotile asbestos to safeguard human health. But the governments in India have not complied with its directions so far. Only cheerful news comes from Bihar which has become the first State in India to announce that it will not allow setting up of asbestos factories in the State and 22 asbestos factories owner, CK Birla Group's Hyderabad Industries Limited (HIL), a member of Asbestos Cement Products Manufacturers Association (ACPMA), has entered non-asbestos, eco-friendly, autoclaved roofing solution.

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In a 2019 article purporting to bust myths, the lobby said this was due to a lack of awareness in society about the difference between amphibole asbestos and serpentine chrysotile. The lobby cited WHO guidance that the controlled use of chrysotile asbestos would not cause any health hazards.Though it acknowledged that asbestos in love language test any amount caused cancer, in 1991 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit threw out most parts of the EPA's rule, saying the agency failed to prove that a ban was the “least burdensome alternative” for controlling the public's exposure.We first see evidence of asbestos being used to strengthen and improve materials about 4500 years ago, when people in East Finland used it to strengthen ceramic pots and utensils. Greek sources began to mention asbestos around 400 BC, discussing its useful properties such as its chemical and fire resistance.India banned asbestos mining in 1993, when the government stopped reissuing licences, but it imports more of the toxic mineral than any other country.