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 …
Former President A P J Abdul Kalam today launched the Madhya Pradesh government’s Atal Jyoti Abhiyan aimed at providing round-the-clock quality power supply in the district. Launching the scheme, which is already in force in six other districts, the former President said, “I am happy to note the scheme has …
BHOPAL: The future and functioning about sole super-speciality hospital for treatment of Bhopal gas victims- Bhopal memorial hospital and research centre (BMHRC) will be deliberated upon at a meeting of Supreme Court appointed 17-member expert committee here on Thursday. The committee headed by Lt Gen (Retd) Dr D Raghunath, principal …
As many as five of the 13 tigers lost in the state till Mid-December fell prey to this method of poaching in 2012 Madhya Pradesh is witnessing a rising trend of tigers being poached by electrocution with five cats falling prey to it in 2012-13, an RTI query has found. …
BHOPAL: Hailstorm claimed the lives of a dozen peacocks in Saroda region of Ashok Nagar on Monday night. Standing crops in several villages across the state has also been damaged in the hailstorm. The incident occurred at Khai Kheda village where the villagers found the dead peacocks and the officials …
Five non-government organisations working among the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster on Thursday stated that high levels of Dioxins and Furans were released from the Ramky waste incinerator at Pithampur near Indore during four trial runs between July 2010 and June 2012 and charged the Madhya Pradesh government …
BHOPAL: Irrespective of their immunisation status, about one lakh children under age of 10 in Bhopal would be immunized against measles, according to health officials. A month-long measles vaccination campaign would begin on Friday. According to annual health survey (AHS) 2011, measles vaccine coverage in Bhopal is about 70%. Some …
BHOPAL: Officials of the state have pleaded ignorance about reports that Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had deemed Pithampur incineration facility as suitable for trial burning of the toxic wastes lying at the Union Carbide Bhopal plant. Pithampur is among 21 TSDF sites, being evaluated for incineration of some 350 …
Representatives of five organisations working among the survivors of the Union Carbide gas disaster on Tuesday criticised the working of National Institute for Research in Environmental Health (NIREH) and said the performance of this organisation has been woefully short of meeting the target of benefiting the victims of the 1984 …
As the city observed the 28th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster today, various organisations working for the cause of the people affected by it held rallies while criticising the government for not doing anything for the victims. Even after 28 years the disaster, no one has been punished for …
As the city marked the 28th anniversary of Union Carbide gas leak disaster on Monday, which claimed at least over 3,000 lives in its immediate aftermath, activists alleged the victims have got a raw deal from both the Centre and the BJP Government in Madhya Pradesh. Even after 28 years, …
Public Health Engineering Minister Gaurishankar Bisen has said declining ground water table is a matter of grave concern. In of this, it has become imperative to chalk out drinking water schemes based on surface water sources. He Bisen was addressing at a seminar on ‘Convergent and Participative Strategy for Drinking …
The high court at Jabalpur on Friday removed a stay of more than seven years on a lower court’s order of summons to Dow Chemicals in the US on the Bhopal gas disaster of November 1984. The gas, kiling thousands, leaked from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal. Dow later …
Expressing concern over increasing water pollution in the world, Madhya Pradesh Urban Administration and Development (UAD) Minister Babulal Gaur said if effective measures were not undertaken right now water war will erupt in future. Gaur was addressing the third International Water Conference here on Thursday. The two-day conference has been …
Accepting to examine the issue since it might have an impact across the country, the Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Centre on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Act, 2000, which excludes the jurisdiction of a High Court to entertain …
Piped supply of oil and domestic gas will be increased in next few years. Similarly, 25 percent of the country’s energy will be met through natural gas. This information was given at a two-day workshop on emergency response and disaster management scheme here today. As many as 92 representatives of …
The Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR) has informed the Supreme Court that groundwater around the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal is contaminated. In an interim report submitted before the Bench of Justices Altamas Kabir and J. Chelameswar, the IITR said 30 samples were collected from the disaster site. Nitrate …
High levels of nitrate, lead and nickel have been found present in the groundwater samples collected by the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research at the Union Carbide site in Bhopal. Submitting a report of its study before the Supreme Court which is hearing a PIL in this regard, the IITR …
It’s back to square one in the mission to get rid of toxic waste from Union Carbide’s pesticide plant in Bhopal, with German agency GIZ backing out of a proposal to airlift 350 tonnes of waste to Europe for safe disposal. After three months of extensive contract negotiations with the …
In a blow to both the Centre and the Madhya Pradesh government's efforts, a German firm has refused to dispose of 350 tonnes of toxic waste from the Bhopal gas disaster site to Germany citing "uncertainties" on both the sides. A Group of Ministers (GoM) in June had approved the …
A German firm has refused to remove 350 tonnes of toxic waste from the Bhopal gas disaster site for disposal in Germany, claiming the soil was contaminated with insecticides and that the waste was not related to the world’s worst industrial accident. The refusal may come as a blow to …
