Every party to blame
THE victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy took out an :nti-election campaign' rally in protest against political parties that have ignored the victims in their manifestos. The rally was organised
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IN COURT
Setback for Bhopal victims: In a major setback to the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the US court of appeals for the Second Circuit in New York has rejected their plea against Union
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Making Life Possible
The Bhopal disaster is the worst industrial accident in history. The failure of the public health care system is contributing to the continuing tragedy. In this situation of despair, the Sambhavna clinic creates possibilities by generating compassion. Established in 1996, the clinic offers free medical care and rehabilitation to the gas?affected.
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Petition seeks to protect Bhopal evidence
Three voluntary organisations working among the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy have moved separate applications before the court of the chief judicial magistrate in Bhopal, Alok Jha, seeking an
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Controversy sparks over Verma's demand
More than 14 years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, a controversy has sparked at Bhopal over the demand for declaring entire Bhopal gas affected area for providing compensation to the victims of the
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The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
<p>The National Green Tribunal Act 2010 approved by the President of India on June 2, 2010. It provides for establishment of National Green Tribunal- a special fast-track court for speedy disposal of environment-related civil cases.</p>
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The Bhopal disaster and its aftermath: a review
On December 3 1984, more than 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, immediately killing at least 3,800 people and causing significant morbidity and premature death for many thousands more. The company involved in what became the worst industrial accident in history immediately tried to dissociate itself from legal responsibility.
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MP govt accused of shielding Eveready
The Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Udhyog Sangathan, the largest organisation of survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster, has accused the Madhya Pradesh government of safeguarding the interests of the
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In Short
pongamia buses: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is running its 81 buses in Doddbalapur station (rural Bangalore), on a 10 per cent pongamia blend. These buses consume 6,000 litres
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Another Bhopal spectre
DOCTORS Working among victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy have recently demanded that a comprehensive study be undertaken by the Indian Council for Medical Research to look into problems relating
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Clouds of injustice: Bhopal disaster 20 years on
More than 7,000 people died within a matter of days when toxic gases leaked from a chemical plant in Bhopal, India in December 1984. Since then, exposure to the toxins has resulted in the deaths of a further 15,000 people as well as chronic and debilitating illnesses for thousands of others. The plant site has not been cleaned up so toxic wastes continue to pollute
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Clouds of injustice: Bhopal disaster 20 years on
More than 7,000 people died within a matter of days when toxic gases leaked from a chemical plant in Bhopal, India in December 1984. Since then, exposure to the toxins has resulted in the deaths of a further 15,000 people as well as chronic and debilitating illnesses for thousands of others. The plant site has not been cleaned up so toxic wastes continue to pollute
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Lesser evil?
the victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy suffered a setback recently when the Supreme Court absolved Union Carbide India Limited and eight of its top executives including the
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Poison present
Greenpeace and Bhopal disaster survivors transported toxic waste from the Bhopal disaster site to Dow Chemical Co's largest European operation, Dow Benelux, in the Dutch town of Terneuzen. About 20 activists were arrested after they unloaded 250 kg of the
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Clouds of injustice: Bhopal disaster 20 years on
Twenty years ago around half a million people were exposed to toxic chemicals during a catastrophic gas leak from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. More than 7,000 people died within days. A further 15,000 died in the following years. Around 100,000 people are suffering chronic and debilitating illnesses for which treatment is largely ineffective.
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Will Bhopal victims get their due?
A government is preparing to go into denial
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Bhopal tragedy activists plan fast
IN a bid to get the government ask a US court to order Union Carbide clean up its factory surroundings in Bhopal, activists fighting for gas tragedy victims today said they will start a fast at
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Chemical process safety at a crossroads
December 2004 will mark the 20th anniversary of the worst industrial accident in history, the chemical plant disaster in Bhopal, India, that killed thousands of people and injured tens of thousands more.
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Kick ass for Bhopal
<p>United States President Barack Obama says he needs to know whose ass he should kick in the case of the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. He wants those responsible to pay for the damage — to the people and the environment. The victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy will tell you that they know who is responsible.
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Prescribing doom
An International Medical Commission-Bhopal survey of prescriptions collected from patients of the Bhopal Memorial Trust Hospital (BMTH) in 1998 and 1999, showed that analgesics, antibiotics,