No gas mask
Numerous factors, besides nearness to the Union Carbide plant, affected the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy
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”
Tribunal orders removal of Kishore Sagar lake encroachments in five days
District collector failed to act in spite of earlier directive of the National Green Tribunal on the lake which is one of the few sources of …
Supreme Court orders incineration of Bhopal's toxic waste at non-functional treatment facility in Dhar district
Madhya Pradesh government and activists fighting for Bhopal gas victims to file review petition
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Plan to incinerate Bhopal waste at Pithampur
Doubts had been expressed earlier over the capacity of the waste disposal facility in Dhar district
A tinge of green
Issues relating to the environment, though not on top of the agenda, did make their presence felt in the just-concluded assembly elections.
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 …
Healing festering wounds
An action plan is ready to decontaminate UCILÔÇÖs plant site in Bhopal. It just needs to be implemented
30 years of Bhopal gas tragedy: a continuing disaster
An appraisal by Sunita Narain and Chandra Bhushan, exclusively extracted from the recently released book, Bhopal Gas Tragedy, After 30 Years
Polluter doesnt pay
Dow owns Union Carbide assets, but refuses liability
Missing evidence
Questions are being raised about the authenticity of forensic samples of Bhopal gas victims, crucial for establishing the cause of deaths. Have …
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
Ground reality
Official report confirms presence of toxins in groundwater near Bhopal’s Union Carbide
‘Ambarnath chemical accident everyday occurrence in Thane area’
Residents allege state pollution control board has been allowing industries to pollute Ulhaas river and its tributaries by circumventing court orders
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
No one is cleaning up
25 years on, thousands of tonnes of hazardous waste is scattered around the Union Carbide factory
Centre to identify a laboratory to analyse toxic waste from Union Carbide factory
Order follows Maharashtra Pollution Control Board statement that it cannot predict the impact of burning the toxic waste
Is sewage farming safe?
Madhya Pradesh's order to destroy crops cultivated using sewage has triggered a debate over the age old practice of using wastewater for irrigation
Subterranean Leak
25 years after the gas leak, another tragedy is unfolding in Bhopal. CSE tests reveal the water and soil in and around the Union Carbide factory …
Push to create cadre of family doctors for rural India
Government's National Health Systems Resource Centre is finalising recommendations which are likely to seek inclusion of family medicine in MBBS …
Red tape and corruption delay compensation
DECEMBER 2-3 marks the eighth anniversary of the Bhopal gas leak - the world's worst industrial disaster. More than 4,000 lives were lost and 6.…
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