Archive for July, 2011

Bhopal gas tragedy: Govt, Union Carbide struck ‘secret’ deal post leak

Jul 27, 2011 No Comments by

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/bhopal-gas-tragedy-union-carbide-india-deal/1/146044.html Dinesh C. Sharma  | New Delhi, July 25, 2011 | Updated 08:44 IST More skeletons relating to the handling of the Bhopal gas tragedy are tumbling out of the Indian government’s cupboard. New revelations show that Union Carbide mooted the idea of a “negotiated settlement” within weeks of the gas leak that took place in its Bhopal plant [...]

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Nagpur NGOs move HC on toxic waste issueNagpur NGOs move HC on toxic waste issue

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http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/from-the-wires/wire-news-display/1463296640.html DNA Correspondent DNA July 24, 2011 The protest in Vidarbha to proposed shifting of the Union Carbide toxic waste for disposal at a DRDO establishment is growing. An MLA from NagpurDG Fadnavis, the Vidarbha Environmental Action Group and the Janmanch have oved an application in the MP high court for permission to intervene in [...]

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‘No entry’ for in Mah for Bhopal toxic waste

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http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-22/nagpur/29802891_1_toxic-waste-pithampur-incinerator-facility Vaibhav Ganjapure, TNN Jul 22, 2011, 12.27am IST NAGPUR: The Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Thursday extended its ban for a week on entry of trucks/containers in Maharashtra carrying nearly 250 tonnes of toxic waste left behind after 1984 Bhopal gas catastrophe killing thousands. However, a division bench comprising justices Bhushan Dharmadhikari [...]

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India’s most Secret Incinerator is here

Jul 27, 2011 No Comments

18-July-2011 http://www.tehelka.com/story_main50.asp?filename=Ws180711India.asp# The Madhya Pradesh high court has ordered that the drdo dispose off toxic waste from union carbide’s bhopal plant. Why the secrecy? INDIA MAY have sent rockets into space. But as a nation, we are not yet potty trained. With more than six decades of industrialisation behind us, one would think that India [...]

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CIC asks Central Bureau of Investigation on why Anderson was not grilled

Jul 07, 2011 No Comments

New Delhi, June 20, DHNS: The Central Information Commission (CIC) on Monday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to provide reasons for not interrogating Warren M Anderson, the then chairman of the Union Carbide Corporation and accused in the Bhopal gas tragedy case, during his visit to the country after the investigating agency took [...]

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Bhopali Children Protest at the Prime Minister’s Office

Jul 01, 2011 No Comments

27 June 2011 Press Statement One hundred Bhopali children affected by Union Carbide’s poisons demonstrated in front of the Prime Minister’s office today, demanding medical care, rehabilitation and poison-free environment. Wearing signs with words like Justice and Izzat (dignity), members of the Bhopal- based Children Against Dow-Carbide held a banner with their demands in front [...]

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