Public outrage seems to have got better of scientific opinion when it comes to disposing of over 350 tonnes of toxic waste on the Union Carbide's now-defunct premises at Bhopal. A perusal of several
This paper outlines PAN Asia Pacific’s concern about the impact of hazardous pesticides on children, and the need for greatly improved global governance of pesticides post 2020, to protect the rights of
The Supreme Court has washed its hands off monitoring the relief and rehabilitation schemes for the Bhopal gas victims, asking the Madhya Pradesh High Court early this week to keep an eye henceforth on
It wants health booklets and smart cards issued to patients To ensure proper implementation of the relief and rehabilitation programme and regular health care facilities for the Bhopal gas leak victims, the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that all medical records of patients be computerised and health booklets and smart cards be issued to each victim. A Bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia and Justices A.K. Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar gave this directive on a petition filed by the Bhopal Gas Peedith Mahila Udyog Sanghathan.
In 1995, India’s Parliament passed the National Environment Tribunal Act. The law was to provide compensation to victims of environmental accidents. It was to ensure special courts quickly decided damage,
Justice for Bhopal
Discussion in Rajya Sabha on reported U.S. pressure on question of liability of Dow Chemicals in Bhopal gas tragedy.
The Bhopal gas disaster is still weighing heavily on Dow Chemical
Discerning citizens and civil society organisations that have remained in the forefront defending the interests of the Bhopal gas victims on Wednesday reacted sharply to the Supreme Court decision dismissing the CBI's curative petition against an earlier judgment of the apex court that diluted the charges against the accused in the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster case. Reacting to the apex court order
Bhopal Gas Tragedy & Rehabilitation Minster Babulal Gaur met Chidambaram, Chairman of the Group of Ministers set up for the gas affected by the Central Government in New Delhi today and submitted a memorandum.
Bhopal: A candle rally was organised by specially-abled children under the aegis of Chingari Rehabilitation Centre to pay condolence to victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy. The rally was taken out from the
For years Union Carb-ide had been dumping chemicals and wastes around the factory sites and these have leaked into the soil and contaminated the drinking water. Even after 30 years of the world’s worst
The representatives of five Bhopal gas survivor organisations on Sunday urged the Group of Ministers on Bhopal to take a long term view in dealing with the issue of hazardous waste and toxic contamination linked with the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster. The demand raised by the Bhopal gas survivors acquires significance as the GoM will be meeting on Monday to discuss the issue of disposal of 350MT of toxic waste as directed by the Supreme Court. The Apex Court has listed the matter on May 28 and will be awaiting the decision of GoM on solution for disposal of 350 MT of Union Carbide waste.
In the Bhopal Gas Tragedy case, the Supreme Court should set up a direct special court and hold day-to-day trial without any adjournment, similar to the exclusive court set up for the 2-G spectrum scam accused, said Abdul Jabbar of the Bhopal Gas Peedith Mahila Udyog Sangathan (BGPMUS) here on Thursday. Speaking to mediapersons, Jabbar said like the 2G-Spectrum scam, the Supreme Court should re
Mahim Pratap Singh Bhopal: Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy have submitted a memorandum to Union Home Minister P.
The recent verdict on the Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984 has drawn attention to India
Victims of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy lamented that they were not informed of Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) general secretary Prakash Karat
Minutes of the meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) to examine all the issues relating to Bhopal Leak Gas Disaster, held from 18th to 21st June, 2010. The Group of Ministers (GoM) regarding Bhopal Gas Leak disaster was reconstituted on 26th May 2010 to examine all the issues relating to Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster.
Renuka Bisht When the Bhopal Court finally gave out convictions for the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy on June 7 this year, the judgement attracted such a public outcry that the government
