Reply affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Debadityo Sinha & Others Vs Union of India & Others. An application filed before the NGT said that illegal construction activities and clearing the vegetation and forest using massive earthwork and levelling the land …
BHOPAL: At least two or more patients being treated for dengue or chikungunya in private hospitals in Bhopal as per health department estimates. Last week around 100 dengue and 40 chikunguya cases were diagnosed in Bhopal, making it one of the worst weeks on record. With dengue cases set to …
BHOPAL: State wetland authority has sought more time from the central zone bench of National Green Tribunal to file its reply on actions taken by stakeholders to regulate activities at Bhoj Wetland Ramsar site. The authority was supposed to file its report on "Conservation of Upper lake" on Wednesday. Green …
Bhopal: As many as 16 people tested positive for dengue on Tuesday. This year, over 200 persons in the state capital have been affected by the vector-borne disease that has also claimed two lives. Five persons detected for dengue are critical. Most patients who have been affected by dengue this …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Subhash C. Pandey Vs. Union of India & Others dated 19/08/2016 regarding standards for treated water from sewage and use of this water for irrigation. NGT directs MoEF to respond to the issue of upgradation …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rashid Noor Khan Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 26/07/2016 regarding mining operations on the hills situated in Village Damkhed, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and also construction activity in the vicinity of Kaliyasot River.
BHOPAL: Collector-appointed four teams are yet to get cracking on verification of pillars in Upper Lake, leaving them with far less time to do the job. Three days, including Sunday, would go waste, going by collector Nishant Warwade's statement that "teams will start work from Wednesday and only 5 days …
BHOPAL: Since January this year, total 188 cases of dengue have been registered in 23 districts of the state. As many as 18 cases were registered in July itself. Public health and family welfare department is monitoring the situation in all the districts to curb dengue spread, said authorities, adding …
Bhopal: A bomb is ticking on biomedical waste heap in Madhya Pradesh, as at least 22,071 kilograms of hazardous waste are being dumped in the open without treatment in the state every year. As per Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998, if not handled properly, this waste is a …
Bhopal: Activists working for the rights of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy victims on Tuesday requested Bhopal court to allow them to take the responsibility of serving the notice to US giant Dow Chemical through email. Counsel for Bhopal Group for Information & Action (BGIA), a volunteer organisation working for …
Bhopal: In a city coming to terms with pain and misery in the aftermath of one of the heaviest downpour in its history, there were countless instances wherein Bhopalis, thinking nothing of their sufferings came forward to give a leg up to those stranded in their homes and colonies. Braving …
Indians living with the consequences of water pollution at the site of the 1984 Bhopal poison gas disaster sought to keep alive their U.S. lawsuit against Union Carbide Company (UCC) when they filed, this week, arguments with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said that the company …
Bhopal: Health department declared a dengue alert in Bhopal district on Thursday. The alert comes close on the heels of 23 dengue positive cases were reported from neighbouring Sehore district. Last year, 300 people in Bhopal were afflicted with the contagion. According to health department officials, an outbreak has been …
Around 32 years after the Bhopal Gas tragedy that claimed thousands of lives, the Centre today said nearly 350 tonnes of hazardous waste was “safely secured” on the factory premises of Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL). “Approximately 346 tonnes of hazardous waste is safely secured and kept on the factory …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Subhash C. Pandey Vs. Union of India & Others dated 10/03/2016 regarding pollution caused by M/s C.J. Gelatine, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Dr. P.S. Bundela, Regional Officer, MPPCB, Bhopal informs us that M/s C.J. Gelatine has …
For the third consecutive time, Dow Chemical has failed to turn up before a court here in connection with the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy case following which the hearing has been posted for July next year. This is the third time that Dow, which wholly owns Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), …
BHOPAL: Thirty-one-years on, after the world's worst industrial disaster killed hundreds and maimed thousands, decision on disposal of some 330 MT of toxic waste awaits a green signal from the Supreme Court. Expectations of a clean-up, come in the backdrop of testing of actual toxic waste from UCIL site and …
BHOPAL: Last Monday, just two days before the 31st anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster, the Madhya Pradesh high court issued a notice to the Union government, the MP state government and medical research organizations to respond to a plea by Disaster survivors that they were guilty of contempt of …
Govt. claiming less compensation than in 1985: Bhopal gas victims In 1985, it asked for $3.3 billion while it is $1.2 billion now, they say Survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy have claimed that the Union government is claiming less in compensation than what it did 30 years back. While …
BHOPAL: As a decade's record from 2005-2015 showed that Madhya Pradesh recorded 43, 959 HIV positive cases, Indore, Jabalpur and Bhopal were on the top of the charts, with a maximum number of HIV positive patients. Indore, reported 9695 cases in the last one decade, which contributed to 2.40% of …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) put an interim stay on all construction activity of Chirayu Foundation near Bairagarh township on Wednesday. It has been alleged the hospital is violating Bhoj Wetland norms and previous orders passed by the tribunal. Counsel for petitioner Ajay Sharma, Shantanoo Saxena told TOI, "On April 8, …
