The District and Sessions Court today admitted the Central Bureau of Investigation's review petition challenging the Chief Judicial Magistrate's June 7 verdict in the criminal case pertaining to the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. Judge Subhash Kakde directed issuance of notices to accused Keshub Mahindra, Vijay Gokhale, Kishor Kamdar, J Mukund, S P Choudhary, A V Shetty, S I Qureshi and Union Carbide
New York: In a setback to 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy victims, a US court has held that neither Union Carbide nor its former chairman Warren Anderson were liable for environmental remediation or pollution-related
The group of ministers on the Bhopal gas tragedy, which met here Monday, reviewed the progress made by various ministries on its recommendations to the Union Cabinet three months ago. The ministerial panel has decided to change the site for disposal of toxic waste from Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh following protests from local residents.
New Delhi: The group of ministers on the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy has decided to give an extra Rs 72 crore compensation for the kin of those who died in the disaster, but were not considered for relief earlier. The ministerial panel, chaired by home minister P Chidambaram, on Monday reviewed the progress made on the recommendations given earlier to the government.
He knew about an audit of Bhopal plant, which identified 30 hazards Warren Anderson was the chairman and chief executive of Union Carbide Corporation, once one of the largest chemical polymer companies in the United States. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1921 to Swedish immigrant parents.
The Bhopal gas tragedy was the worst industrial disaster in human history. Twenty-five thousand people died, 500,000 were injured, and the injustice done to the victims of Bhopal over the past 25 years will go down as the worst case of jurisprudence ever.
The Centre seems to have forgotten the findings of a high-level technical committee it had formed immediately after the Bhopal gas tragedy, which had slammed the Union Carbide Corporation saying it was
New Delhi:Pointing out inadequacies in the manner in which successive governments have dealt with the Bhopal gas tragedy, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said on Thursday steps should be taken to prevent such a manmade catastrophe in future.
New Delhi: A recent exchange of emails between Planning Commission Deputy Chairperson Montek Singh Ahluwalia and U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Michael Froman, accessed by Times Now, would suggest that the United States is trying to pressure India to take back its demand for Rs. 1,500 crore in compensation from Dow Chemicals in the Bhopal gas tragedy case.
Says its officials were not involved in Bhopal plant operations
<br />  ARJUN Singh broke his silence on the Bhopal gas tragedy only to lay the blame for Warren Anderson
BHOPAL: Contradicting Dow Chemical Company's (Dow) stated position and its opposition for higher compensation for gas victims, the leaked US government cables admits methyl isocyanate (MIC) poisonous gas
<p>This documents consists of comments and suggestions received by the Ministry of Environment and Forests on NEERI, NGRI and IICT reports related to decontamination and remediation of the Union Carbide plant site in Bhopal.</p>
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today filed an appeal in the District and Sessions court against the verdict of the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) on the Bhopal gas tragedy case delivered on June 7 this year. The appeal was filed by CBI in the court of District and Sessions Judge Subhash Kakde under Crminal Procedure Code Section 377.
Bhopal, July 26: Announcing to form a commission for an in-depth probe into Bhopal gas tragedy in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly today, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the government was committed to punish those who were responsible for the world's worst industrial tragedy and provide adequate compensation to the victims.
In the context of the recent Supreme Court directive on medical research on Bhopal, it is critically important to examine the history of research efforts, their quality, their coherent purpose and accountability.
Kumar Shakti Shekhar | Bhopal
Maneesh Chhibber New Delhi: The Centre has asked attorney general Goolam E Vahanvati to file a curative petition in the Supreme Court in the Bhopal gas leak case, asking it to set aside the 1996 judgment of a Bench headed by then Chief Justice of India AM Ahmadi, which had ordered the CBI to water down the charges against the accused.
The Union Government has asked Attorney General Goolam E Vahanvati to file a curative petition in the Supreme Court in the Bhopal gas leak case, asking it to set aside the 1996 judgment of a Bench headed by then chief justice of India A M Ahmadi, which had ordered the CBI to water down the charges against the accused.
On the eve of the 19th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster, fear about chemical pollution and industrial safety in a small industrial area in central Maharashtra are
