2 survivors of Bhopal gas tragedy on fast
Two women survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy went on an indefinite fast here to press Dow Chemicals, the owner of Union Carbide, to own responsibility for the tragedy and assume liabilities.
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Ex-ADM pens book on Bhopal gas tragedy
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh recently released a book on the Bhopal gas disaster of December 3, 1984. The book titled Gas Tragedy: An Eyewitness has been authored by the Secretary for
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Bhopal survivors end fast in US
After a 12-day hunger strike highlighting the plight of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors, three activists have finally ended their fast at the Gandhi statue in front of the Indian embassy in Washinton.
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Bhopal gas tragedy: Would Centre keep its word to SC?
An unparalleled disaster caused by the leakage of 41 tonnes of lethal Methyl Isocyanate gas from a multinational Union Carbide Corporation plant in Bhopal 20 years ago is an unprecedented example of
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Bhopal: A prayer for rain
On the night of 3rd December, 1984, Union Carbide tank 610, released 40 tonnes of lethal gas into Bhopal. What followed was the worst industrial disaster in human history. “Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain” is
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Many relief claims rejected
THE CLAIMS courts set up in Bhopal's gas leak-affected areas are rejecting more than half the compensation claims for death due to lack of evidence. Of the 40 courts that were to be set up, only
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In Re: Union Carbide Corporation Gas Plant Disaster at Bhopal, India in December, 1984
It is difficult to imagine how a greater tragedy could occur to a peacetime population than the deadly gas leak in Bhopal on the night of December 2-3, 1984. The survivors of the dead victims, the injured and others who suffered, or may in the future suffer due to the disaster, are entitled to compensation.
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Survivors' hopes rise
Nine years after the world's worst industrial accident, an international team of 15 doctors and researchers arrived in Bhopal. Their objective: to "provide consultative support towards the Bhopal
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The big splurge
Legal gains on compensation were squandered in the 3rd and final judgement on Bhopal
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Lethal overdose
A ghastly cocktail of industries makes Gujarat hotter than hell
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An ongoing disaster
Contamination of soil and groundwater caused by the toxic waste left in Union Carbide's abandoned Bhopal plant poses a new health hazard for the survivors of the 1984 gas disaster, and the Government
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Quick progress
After years of inaction, things seem to be moving with lightning speed in Bhopal. The Supreme Court has directed the Reserve Bank of India to transfer the money paid by Union Carbide as compensation
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Gassing the truth
More than a decade after the Bhopal gas disaster, the data collected from those exposed to the gas remains shrouded in mystery
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PM dedicates Bharat-Oman Refinery to nation
Bhopal, May 20: The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh dedicated the Rs. 12 thousand crore Bharat-Oman Refinery at Agasod near Bina today. Describing it a world class project he said that it would boost development in and around Bundelkhand region. The revenue of Madhya Pradesh would go up and around five thousand people would get employment in this project, he added.
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INDIA
• Pesticides can harm unborn children, and an estimated Rs 24,000 crore is needed to fight pesticide-borne dis-eases, says Suresh Prabhu, Union minister for environment and forests. •
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Flawed plans
India has little idea of how to clean up Bhopal
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INDIA
• State governments may soon announce favourable power purchase policies for renewable energy projects. In this regard, an agreement was recently signed by state secretaries, in charge of
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If they come to power...
A look at the environmental agendas of political parties.
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Years of agony
twelve years after the devastating Bhopal gas tragedy, the 600,000 people affected by it are the hapless victims of another human crime: callousness. Callousness perpetrated by their very own Indian
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Compounding the tragedy
Twenty years to this day residents of Bhopal were subject to one of the most horrific corporate environmental disasters. Methly isocyanate (MIC) gas leaked out from Union Carbide's factory and