Union Carbide

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sinking of Liberian ship off the Kochi coast, Kerala, 27/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Containers from sunken ship likely to drift towards Alappuzha, Kollam Coasts in 48 hours: INCOIS" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.05.2025 dated 27/05/2025. The original application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled …

Bhopal gas leak victims tell Anna varsity this Dow is not Jones

Gokul Chandrasekar | ENS SECOND generation victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy are in town to urge Anna University to return the Rs 5 lakh sponsorship obtained from Dow Chemicals, the company that presently owns the Union Carbide factory that caused the gas disaster in 1984. "Accepting Dow's sponsorship will …

Ongoing tragedy

The victims are yet to be adequately compensated or given proper medical help; their water sources are yet to be decontaminated. At Arif Nagar slum, a toxic waste yard next to the boundary wall of the factory. The accident polluted the soil and groundwater in the neighbourhood to dangerous levels. …

Judicial failure

A MAN ARRIVES for a memorial service for the 1984 gas disaster victims on the 25th anniversary of the world's worst industrial accident, near the old Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on December 3. THE 25th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster has justifiably attracted considerable attention not only to …

Not learning from Bhopal

It is 25 years of the Bhopal gas disaster—the night when chemicals spewed out of the Union Carbide factory to kill and maim thousands over generations. The question is if we have learnt from the disaster—learnt how to handle chemical accidents; to dispose of industrial toxic waste; to manage crucial …

Gas survivors counsel asks Centre to hold Carbide accountable

The lead counsel for the victims of toxic contamination here against Union Carbide in an American court, on Thursday said that time was ripe for the Centre to take legal action to hold Carbide accountable for proper environmental remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater.

Subterranean leak

25 years after the gas leak, another tragedy is unfolding in Bhopal reveals this latest study by Centre for Science & Environment. This study based on CSE's Pollution Monitoring Laboratory tests found that water and soil in & around the Union Carbide factory are loaded with pesticides. To know more …

The Lessons of Bhopal

Our ruling elites consider the lives and livelihoods of the poor expendable in the pursuit of development, says VIDYADHAR GADGIL Eight days ago, India marked a sombre remembrance

The great Bhopal whitewash

Even after 25 years, Union Carbide refuses to accept responsibility or show any remorse Sunil Jain / New Delhi December 7, 2009, 0:29 IST Worthies such as Ratan Tata who have been lobbying the government to go easy on Union Carbide Corporation (http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/5_27.pdf) would do well to read Carbide

A tragedy lingers

An insensitive state follows an insensitive multinational in denying justice and succour to the victims of Bhopal. (Editorial)

Abandoned factory poisoning drinking water

Victims of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy and their families held a rally outside Union Carbide factory to mark the 25th anniversary of world

Angry protests mark Bhopal anniversary

Bhopal: Angry survivors joined protests to mark the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster on Thursday, demanding that those responsible be brought to book. Protesters marched to the Union Carbide pesticide plant where on December 3, 1984 lethal methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas leaked from the factory killing over 15,000 …

Night without end

The government's behaviour compounds the scandal Was Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh right when, holding the toxic waste at the Union Carbide/Dow Chemicals

Not learning from Bhopal

We have no protocol for handling chemical accidents, managing medical relief or fixing the liability of polluters It

Bhopal water highly toxic

NEW DELHI:Groundwater in areas around the Bhopal gas tragedy site contain almost 40 times more pesticides than allowed under the Indian standards, the Centre for Science and Environment has claimed. The Pollution Monitoring Lab of the NGO tested water and soil samples from in and around the Union Carbide factory, …

Gas tragedy: public to pay for toxic waste clean-up

Who should pay to clean up the 386 tonnes of hazardous waste lying around in the Union Carbide factory

Bhopal, Chernobyl, Lop Nor

Sreeram Chaulia : The 25th anniversary of a dark day in industrial history is an occasion to reflect upon the crucial role of the state as a monitor and regulator of economic enterprise. When gas leaked from the Union Carbine pesticide factory in Bhopal on the midnight of December 3, …

High level of contamination found in Bhopal

A student holds a placard during a protest against the delay in justice for Bhopal gas tragedy victims in Bangalore on Wednesday. AFP Groundwater in areas around the Bhopal gas tragedy site contain almost 40 times more pesticides than allowed under the Indian standards, the Centre for Science and Environment …

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