Polluter doesnt pay
Dow owns Union Carbide assets, but refuses liability
Ground reality
Official report confirms presence of toxins in groundwater near Bhopal’s Union Carbide
SC notices on Bhopal gas disaster compensation
Issues notices to Union Carbide, Dow Chemicals on Centre's plea seeking enhancement in compensation
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 …
NGT reverses closure order for Sterlite’s Tuticorin plant
Tribunal-appointed committee holds meeting in Chennai; Vedanta subsidiary awaits permission to resume operations
BHOPAL: the bad dream continues
Bhopal is a metaphor for disaster, industrial and human. It has been the object of much speculation and typically endless litigation. A case …
Empowered panchayats make for true liberalisation
A myth actively perpetuated by traditional politicians and a supportive bureauracy is that panchayat bodies are India's lowest ranked …
‘How can India be a defendant, and not a claimant in the Bhopal case’
Union law minister, Veerappa Moily, on October 27, announced the government will not pursue the ongoing lawsuit in the US for compensating Bhopal …
What it takes to clean a river
It is the tale of two European rivers. The Rhine and the Danube. No river system in the world has a density of industrial agglomerations …
Beyond Bhopal: incentive for unsafe industries
A judgement by a Bhopal court has brought the worst gas tragedy into spotlight. It has galvanized the media and the government into action. A …