Waiting for justice

India had a regulatory system of governance already in place to avoid a disaster as big as the Bhopal Gas Tragedy

Bhopal court issues direct summons to Dow Chemical in 1984 gas leak case

Following allegations of non-cooperation from US Department of Justice, a summon has been issued directly to Dow Chemical to appear in the court

35 years of Bhopal Gas Tragedy: I waited for 20 years, but nobody studied autopsy samples

D K Satpathy, former head of the Medico-legal Institute of Madhya Pradesh, had preserved hundreds of autopsy samples of gas victims, but none of …

Bhopal must never be forgotten, indeed must be fixed

Bhopal gas tragedy exposed how systems of corporate liability remain grossly inadequate in a world that uses high-risk technology

Bhopal Gas Disaster: a tragedy in continuum

32 years after the disaster, about 340 tonnes of hazardous waste remains dumped on the premise of the Union Carbide factory

No pension for 5,000 Bhopal gas tragedy widows for 18 months

Endless wait for Rs 1,000 a month; victims unable to protest due to COVID-19 pandemic  

Massive fire at Union Carbide compound, gas victims panic due to toxic air

Union Carbide factory in Bhopal is where gas leaked in 1984, killing thousands of people and disabling millions  

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 22, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Ghost of Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Health issues trickled down to future generations, says study

It has more impacts than thought; nearly 4 decades after the tragedy, future generations are afflicted by disabilities and cancer

Poison, unlimited: India's chemicals industry remains dangerously

India has failed to come up with effective legislations for its chemical industry even 35 years after the Bhopal tragedy

Birth defects remain high in Bhopal gas survivors 35 years after disaster

An unpublished ICMR report found 9 per cent newborns of gas victims had birth defects as against 1.3 per cent newborns of non-victims

76 years of environmentalism

The most important gain of India’s environmental movement is the voice it has given to its citizens. This is the soul of the movement

Bhopal gas tragedy: SC dismisses Centre’s plea for additional compensation from Union Carbide

Government should use the Rs 50 crore lying with the Reserve Bank of India to settle further claims, SC ordered

Victims of Bhopal gas tragedy continue to suffer damage in their DNA: new study

 An increase in chromosomal aberrations was seen even in those who were not exposed or moderately exposed to the gas, shows the study 

Court postpones hearing against Dow Chemical for the 37th time

Court yet to initiate criminal liability case against the multinational company in the Bhopal gas leak case; charge-sheet was filed in 1987

Union Cabinet approves disposing of Bhopal waste in Germany

Actual disposal of waste may take up to a year

Medical waste incineration plant in Bihar’s Sone river bed faces public flak

The waste generated from 98 industrial units across Bihar will be transported to the proposed unit for burning, posing health risks to …

India’s flip-flop on London Olympics

Sports ministry yet to take a decision on boycott after Bhopal tragedy victims’ outcry

‘Government of MP has always tried to fudge data’

The Supreme Court, on May 3, asked the Bhopal Municipal Corporation to start supplying clean drinking water to those localities in the city that …

Union Carbide refuses more compensation to Bhopal gas leak victims

Affidavit moved in Supreme Court demands return of earlier settlement with interest for curative action

US court frees Union Carbide of liability in Bhopal gas disaster case

Company need not pay for environmental remediation or pollution-related claims, says district judge

International people's tribunal indicts Monsanto, Dow Chemical and others for pesticide deaths, injuries

Jury headed by Upendra Baxi takes up Bhopal gas leak disaster and endosulfan deaths in Kerala, too

Bhopal gas disaster: Dow Chemical fails to comply with court summons

Activists blame Ministry of Home affairs for not taking the matter seriously

Ensure piped water supply to residents near Union Carbide plant: monitoring committee to Bhopal municipality

Non-profits present high court committee with documents on extent of water and soil contamination

Supreme Court slams Centre over apathy to Bhopal waste

Government says delay is because disposal of the waste is “a highly emotional and politicised matter”