Bhopal (D)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding desilting of the Defence Colony drain in Delhi before the monsoon, 16/04/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …

Toxic gas effects may be seen in future generations

The deadly methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas released by the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal this day 25 years ago affected even the unborn, researchers say. The toxic gas altered the immune system of those who were still in their mothers' wombs when the disaster struck, according to a recent …

Chronic toxicity from Union Carbide

Milind Ghatwai A day before the Bhopal gas tragedy completes 25 years, the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) claimed that chemicals dumped in the Union Carbide plant continue to contaminate land and groundwater. The Centre came out with its findings, based on laboratory analysis of samples collected in …

CSE laboratory releases study report of Union Carbide

For more than 25 years, the Union Carbide (UCIL) factory has been contaminating the land and water of Bhopal. Latest tests show that groundwater in areas even three km away from the factory contains almost 40 times more pesticides than Indian standards. These are the findings of a study released …

Cabinet approves medicinal plant promotion

The State government today approved a new strategy to promote the plantation and processing of medicinal and aromatic plants in the state. A Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, took the decision aiming at boosting cultivation of medicinal plants and to augment employment scopes based on them. …

Gas tragedy: Conf on industrial disasters

Bhopal, Dec 1: In the run-up to the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy, the city-based National Law Institute University in tandem with the New Delhi-based National Institute of Disaster Management will organise a two-day International Conference getting underway on Saturday at NLIU. ''The event will be historic and …

Bhopal 25later years: all papers in order, but denied their due

an 80-Yr-Old Still Queues Up For Relief Suchandana Gupta | TNN Bhopal: Eighty-year-old Maqsuda Bi still comes and stands outside the welfare commissioner

Women still affected even 25 yrs after gas disaster

Even 25 years after the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, there are several families in Bhopal where the women are not getting married. If in some cases, the gas-affected women are suffering from gynaecological disorders, in others no family is ready to take them in marriage suspecting that either the woman would …

Programmes, seminars to mark 25th year of gas tragedy

A two-day national seminar, organised by three organisations, will be held on December 1 to draw attention towards the plight of Bhopal gas tragedy victims on its 25th anniversary. Bhopal Gas Peedith Sangharsh Sahyog Samiti (BGPSSS), All India People's Science Network (AIPSN) and Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) had …

World Population Report-2009 released

United National Population Fund released its State of World Population Report-2009 at a grand programme held on Thursday at Hotel Palash, TT Nagar. The report of this year has been focused on "facing a changing world women, population and climate". Dr Prakash Deo, UNFPA, State Programme Coordinator welcomed the delegates …

Rainfall boon for crops in MP

Rainfall occurring in Madhya Pradesh since last night as a result of cyclone `Phyan' over the Arabian Sea is proving to be a boon to farmers. Besides, it has come to the succour of power-starved Madhya Pradesh. Director (Agriculture) DN Sharma said here that rainfall has provided first irrigation to …

Better plan of Bhopal can be made by remote sensing

Bhopal: Addressing the school students of Orion International Public School on the programme 'Scientist-Children face to face' here today Thakral Institute of Science and Technology Director and Remote Technique specialist Dr NK Tiwari said that by using remote sensing and communication technology, a better plan of Bhopal development could be …

Breakthrough in material technology

The Resource Development Institute (RDI) is happy to announce its recent inventions of synthetic marble, sunmica substitute, wood and stone joining mineral compound, cheap and more durable road paint, polymer glue stick, synthetic wood and new and cheap water proofing compound. Patents have been applied for the six items of …

Some trace elements investigation in ground water of Bhopal and Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh

This paper deals with short review and the determination of seven heavy metals, namely Cu, Fe, Mn. Zn, Ni, Cr and Pb in the groundwater of different sites of two districts (Sehore and Bhopal) of Madhya Pradesh.

Fogging machines engaged in killing mosquitoes

In all the 24 dengue-affected areas of State capital malaria office and Bhopal Municipal Corporation are jointly emitting smoke by fogging machine and killing the mosquitoes. This drive was started on October 9. Joint Director Health Bhopal division Dr AN Mittal informed that district malaria office has constituted 15 teams …

World Animal Week concludes

Animal and Environment Care Organisation, an NGO working for the cause of animal welfare and environment protection for last 9 years observed World Animal Week from October 4 to 10. During this celebration many programmes were organised and the purpose was to propagate animal welfare among children so that they …

BMC serves notices on 174 house-shop owners

Bhopal: The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) has served notices to 174 houses and shops' owners whose houses were causing hindrance in construction of Bus Rapid Transport System (Corridor). Notices have been served under section 302 of Municipal Corporation Act-1956 to all the houses' and shops' owners and they have been …

Govt not serious about dengue, malaria

Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary Captain Jaipal Singh in a statement issued here on Thursday accused the state government not taking seriously the deadly diseases like dengue and malaria falciparem fevers. He said that in most of the towns of the state number of dengue patients is increasing continuously …

Seminar on Bhopal Development Project held

A one-day seminar was organized on the subject of "Plan of Bhopal Development Project-2021" under the aegis of Institute of Town Planners of India, Madhya Pradesh Regional Chapter on Sunday at the premises of the Institute, near Sanjay Complex, Mata Mandir. The experts of the institute, Maulana Azad National Institute …

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