40 Yrs Since Bhopal Gas Tragedy But Authorities Still Indolent: High Court Orders Swift Disposal Of Toxic Waste From Union Carbide Factory
3 months, 1 week ago

40 Yrs Since Bhopal Gas Tragedy But Authorities Still Indolent: High Court Orders Swift Disposal Of Toxic Waste From Union Carbide Factory

Live Law  

Terming the non-removal of toxic waste from the now-defunct Union Carbide Factory site at Bhopal a "sorry state of affairs", the Jabalpur Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court directed the authorities to immediately clean-up the site and take all remedial measures for safe disposal of the waste/material from the area. In doing so, the court underscored that if waste is not sent to the assigned place within four weeks, the state's Chief Secretary and the Principal Secretary, Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department shall be personally present to explain why to various court orders have not been complied with. A division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain observed, “Though some steps have been taken but they are minimal and cannot be appreciated for the reasons that the present petition is of the year 2004 and almost 20 years have elapsed but the respondents are at first stage.This is a really sorry state of affairs because the removal of toxic waste from plant site, decommissioning the MIC and Sevin plants and removal of contaminants that have spread in the surrounding soil and ground water, are of paramount requirement for safety of general public of Bhopal city. and the Principal Secretary, Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department shall be personally present before this Court to explain as to why various orders passed by this court have not been complied with.

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Trial Incineration of Bhopal Gas Tragedy Waste Begins
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Trial Incineration of Bhopal Gas Tragedy Waste Begins

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Amid unprecedented security arrangement in the Industrial town of Pithampur in Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh, the trial burning of toxic waste, associated with the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, on Friday began in the local incineration facility. Ten tons out of 337 tons of toxic wastes shifted from defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal to Pithampur on January two …

Bhopal gas tragedy: Incineration of Union Carbide factory waste begins at Pithampur on trial basis
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: Incineration of Union Carbide factory waste begins at Pithampur on trial basis

India TV News  

Bhopal gas tragedy: Incineration of Union Carbide factory waste begins at Pithampur on trial basis Bhopal gas tragedy: The process of incineration of waste is also being broadcast live outside the waste disposal plant in Pithampur. Bhopal gas tragedy: The incineration of 10 tonnes of waste from Bhopal's Union Carbide plant began on a trial basis at Pithampur in Madhya …

Bhopal gas tragedy: SC refuses to intervene in matter concerning waste disposal; case monitored by MP High Court
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: SC refuses to intervene in matter concerning waste disposal; case monitored by MP High Court

Live Mint  

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: The Supreme Court on Thursday clarified that it will not intervene in the matter concerning the disposal of waste at the Union Carbide Plant as the matter is already being monitored by the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate leaked from the Union Carbide factory during the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, killing …

SC Declines to Halt Disposal of Bhopal Gas Tragedy Waste in MP
3 weeks, 4 days ago

SC Declines to Halt Disposal of Bhopal Gas Tragedy Waste in MP

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with the Madhya Pradesh High Court order on shifting toxic waste from the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy and disposing it in Pithampur area of Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district.A bench of Justices B R Gavai and A G Masih also refused to stay Thursday's trial run of disposal of the waste …

Supreme Court to state on Bhopal gas leak waste disposal: Prove there's no danger
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Supreme Court to state on Bhopal gas leak waste disposal: Prove there's no danger

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked authorities to inform it about the precautions taken for the disposal of 337 metric tonnes of hazardous waste of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy in Madhya Pradesh's Pithampur. The petitioner has challenged High Court’s order which was passed in a PIL against non removal of toxic waste from Union Carbide Factory site A request …

Supreme Court lists for urgent hearing plea against first ‘trial run’ of Bhopal gas tragedy waste
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Supreme Court lists for urgent hearing plea against first ‘trial run’ of Bhopal gas tragedy waste

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to urgently hear petitioners challenging the transportation and dumping of hazardous chemical waste from the Bhopal gas tragedy site at Pithampur on Thursday as the first case. Gavai took the decision to hear the case without delay after petitioners made an urgent oral mentioning that a “trial run” of 10 metric tonnes of waste …

Supreme Court notice on plea against disposal of waste from Bhopal gas tragedy site in Pithampur
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court notice on plea against disposal of waste from Bhopal gas tragedy site in Pithampur

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine a plea challenging a Madhya Pradesh High Court decision to transport and dispose of 337 metric tonnes of “hazardous” chemical waste from the Bhopal gas tragedy site, in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh. The petition filed by Chinmay Mishra has moved the Supreme Court against the High Court’s December 2024 and January 2025 orders. …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Assailing Disposal Of Chemical Waste From Bhopal Gas Tragedy Site At Pithampur, Indore
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Assailing Disposal Of Chemical Waste From Bhopal Gas Tragedy Site At Pithampur, Indore

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a petition assailing Madhya Pradesh High Court's direction for transportation and disposal of 337 metric tonnes of "hazardous" chemical waste from the Bhopal Gas Tragedy site to Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih passed the order.To recapitulate, the impugned direction was passed by the High Court in a …

HC asks Centre, MP govt to digitise medical records of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors
2 months, 2 weeks ago

HC asks Centre, MP govt to digitise medical records of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors

The Hindu  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Union Health Ministry Secretary, State Chief Secretary, and Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre to finalise an action plan within a week to digitise medical records of the 1984 gas tragedy patients. Kait and Justice Vivek Jain issued the directives while hearing a contempt petition filed by the Bhopal Gas Peedith Mahila …

HC asks Centre, MP government to digitise medical records of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors
2 months, 2 weeks ago

HC asks Centre, MP government to digitise medical records of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors

New Indian Express  

JABALPUR: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Union health ministry secretary, state chief secretary, and Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre to finalise an action plan within a week to digitise medical records of the 1984 gas tragedy patients. "Accordingly, the Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, and Chief Secretary, Madhya Pradesh, along with …

MP Govt Gets 6 Weeks to Dispose Union Carbide Waste
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

MP Govt Gets 6 Weeks to Dispose Union Carbide Waste

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday granted six weeks to the state government to dispose of the Union Carbide waste, left over from the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, adhering to the safety guidelines. A division bench comprising Chief Justice S K Kait and Justice Vivek Jain granted six weeks to the state government to dispose of the waste …

Union Carbide waste disposal: M.P. HC gives six weeks to govt. after Pithampur protests
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Union Carbide waste disposal: M.P. HC gives six weeks to govt. after Pithampur protests

The Hindu  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday gave the State Government six weeks in connection with the disposing off the Union Carbide’s waste from the Bhopal gas tragedy. The High Court’s directions come amid the ongoing protests in Dhar district’s Pithampur industrial town, where the government plans to incinerate the 358 tonnes of waste transported from the Union Carbide factory. …

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: High Court Asks Media To Not Publish Fake News Regarding Union Carbide Waste Disposal At Pithampur
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: High Court Asks Media To Not Publish Fake News Regarding Union Carbide Waste Disposal At Pithampur

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday ordered the media to not publish any fake news or misinformation regarding the disposal of Union Carbide waste material at Pithampur facility. The division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain observed, “Media shall not publish any fake news which will create fear and confusion in the public regarding …

Bhopal gas tragedy waste: Officials inspect disposal site, debunk 'container missing' rumour
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bhopal gas tragedy waste: Officials inspect disposal site, debunk 'container missing' rumour

Hindustan Times  

Dhar, Senior officials on Sunday visited the unit in Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district, where 337 tonnes of toxic waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy is set to be incinerated, for inspection after a rumour spread on social media that one of the containers carrying the waste had gone missing. Information was being spread through Whatsapp groups that …

MP halts Bhopal toxic waste incineration after Pithampur protests; High Court hearing on January 6
2 months, 2 weeks ago

MP halts Bhopal toxic waste incineration after Pithampur protests; High Court hearing on January 6

New Indian Express  

The MP High Court is scheduled to hear on January 6, the 2004 petition on which it had ordered the state government on December 3, 2024 to shift the toxic waste out of Bhopal within four weeks. Around 11 hours after the Friday late-night emergency meeting in Bhopal, however, one stray incident of stone pelting by local residents was reported …

As waste linked to Bhopal gas tragedy arrives in Dhar for disposal, MP CM seeks to assure doubters
2 months, 3 weeks ago

As waste linked to Bhopal gas tragedy arrives in Dhar for disposal, MP CM seeks to assure doubters

Hindustan Times  

Bhopal/Dhar, Amid 337 tonnes of toxic waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy arriving in Dhar from the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on Thursday and ensuing protests, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister addressed "doubters" and said the issue should not be politicised. Forty years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, 337 tons of waste was shifted from the defunct Union …

Bhopal gas tragedy: Toxic waste from world’s deadliest industrial disaster taken away for disposal after 40 years
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: Toxic waste from world’s deadliest industrial disaster taken away for disposal after 40 years

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A convoy of trucks took …

Bhopal gas tragedy: Toxic waste must be disposed of after discussions with experts, says Mahajan
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: Toxic waste must be disposed of after discussions with experts, says Mahajan

Hindustan Times  

Indore, The disposal of 337 tonnes of toxic waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy must be undertaken after detailed discussions with scientists and experts as it has a bearing on the wellbeing of citizens, senior BJP leader and former Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan said on Thursday. However, it should be done after detailed discussions with scientists, experts and …

Bhopal gas tragedy toxic waste transported amid protests. Here’s why
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhopal gas tragedy toxic waste transported amid protests. Here’s why

Live Mint  

Forty years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, 377 tons of hazardous waste have been removed from the abandoned Union Carbide factory for proper disposal amid protests. As reported by PTI, the toxic waste was transported on Wednesday night in 12 sealed container trucks from Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, to the Pithampur industrial area in Dhar district, located 250 …

Bhopal gas disaster: City gets rid of Union Carbide factory's toxic waste 40 years after horrific tragedy
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhopal gas disaster: City gets rid of Union Carbide factory's toxic waste 40 years after horrific tragedy

India TV News  

Bhopal gas tragedy: Forty years after the horrific Bhopal gas tragedy, the process of shifting approximately 337 tons of hazardous waste from the defunct Union Carbide factory site commenced on Wednesday night for disposal, an official said. A green corridor has been created for the vehicles which are expected to reach Pithampur industrial area in Dhar district in seven hours," …

Ex-LS Speaker urges expert consultations before disposing of Bhopal gas tragedy toxic waste
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-LS Speaker urges expert consultations before disposing of Bhopal gas tragedy toxic waste

New Indian Express  

INDORE: The disposal of 337 tonnes of toxic waste linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy must be undertaken after detailed discussions with scientists and experts as it has a bearing on the wellbeing of citizens, senior BJP leader and former Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan said on Thursday. Highly toxic methyl isocyanate gas had leaked from the Union Carbide pesticide …

After doctors, Indore mayor opposes Union Carbide plant waste disposal
2 months, 3 weeks ago

After doctors, Indore mayor opposes Union Carbide plant waste disposal

New Indian Express  

BHOPAL: Opposition to the government’s planned disposal of Bhopal’s closed Union Carbide/Dow Chemical plant’s toxic waste in the Pithampur Industrial Area in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district is growing daily. Former students of MGM Medical College already filed a PIL in the MP High Court on Monday against the disposal without ensuring safety, security and rehabilitation plans of the people living …

40 years after Bhopal gas leak, toxic waste set to travel 250 km for disposal
2 months, 3 weeks ago

40 years after Bhopal gas leak, toxic waste set to travel 250 km for disposal

India Today  

Forty years after the world's worst industrial disaster, the process of removing toxic waste stored at the defunct Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal has begun. Around 337 metric tonnes of toxic waste, including remnants of the pesticide Sewan and other chemicals used in the production of MIC, will be transported to Pithampur, about 250 kilometres away, for safe disposal. …

Bhopal: Work to dispose Union Carbide waste near Indore begins 40 years after gas leak tragedy, protests erupt
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhopal: Work to dispose Union Carbide waste near Indore begins 40 years after gas leak tragedy, protests erupt

Hindustan Times  

The 377-metric tonnes of hazardous waste from the inoperative Union Carbide factory in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal, which was the epicentre of the gas leak tragedy of 1984 which killed over 5,000 people, is being moved 250 kilometres to an area in Indore for disposal. Pithampur: Workers deployed for the collection of toxic waste for disposal from the Bhopal's Union Carbide …

Bhopal gas tragedy: 40 years after, Union Carbide toxic waste set to be shifted 250 km from city for disposal
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: 40 years after, Union Carbide toxic waste set to be shifted 250 km from city for disposal

India TV News  

In Bhopal, 377 tonnes of hazardous waste is set to be removed from the now dysfunctional Union Carbide factory. Bhopal gas tragedy The highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate leaked from the Union Carbide pesticides factory on the intervening night of December 2 and 3 in 1984, killing 5,479 persons and leaving more than five lakh others with health problems and …

Bhopal gas survivors’ groups, Pithampur locals protest over Union Carbide waste
3 months ago

Bhopal gas survivors’ groups, Pithampur locals protest over Union Carbide waste

Hindustan Times  

Bhopal gas tragedy survivors along with locals at Pithampur Industrial Area have opposed the government’s plan to dispose of the overground Union Carbide waste at Pithampur incinerator saying it will further pollute the industrial area. Lending support to the protests by Pithampur Bachao Sangharsh Samiti, Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmchari Sangh president Rashida Bee said, “The technical presentation of …

Hazardous Waste Disposal from Bhopal Gas Tragedy Begins
3 months ago

Hazardous Waste Disposal from Bhopal Gas Tragedy Begins

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: The process for the disposal of the hazardous waste of Union Carbide plant here, the site of Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, has been set in motion with the visit of high-level official teams at the disposal site at Pithapuram in Indore in Madhya Pradesh for inspection on Wednesday. Around 337 tons of poisonous waste in liquid form have …

Bhopal gas tragedy: NHRC directs Union, MP governments to safeguard human rights
3 months, 1 week ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: NHRC directs Union, MP governments to safeguard human rights

New Indian Express  

2nd December 2024 marked 40 years since the Bhopal gas leak disaster happened, one of the worst industrial catastrophes and corporate negligence cases in living memory, not only in India but worldwide, the plea said. The Bhopal gas tragedy has scientific and environmental implications including human, health risks, and contaminated soil, water and air, the plea said. Despite having numerous …

40 years after tragedy struck Bhopal, no end to suffering
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

40 years after tragedy struck Bhopal, no end to suffering

Hindustan Times  

Just after midnight as poisonous plumes of smoke wafted through Madhya Pradesh’s capital city Bhopal four decades ago, Gas Devi was born, gasping for every breath. “The soil and water here are contaminated -- that is why kids are still being born with deformities.” Waste disposal remains a challenge Forty years on, the Union Carbide plant continues to haunt Bhopal …

Four decades on and 28 judges later, victims of Bhopal gas tragedy still await justice
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Four decades on and 28 judges later, victims of Bhopal gas tragedy still await justice

India TV News  

As the Bhopal Gas Tragedy marks its sombre 40th anniversary, the victims and their families continue to face a bitter reality: justice remains out of reach. The disaster, which unfolded on the night of December 2-3, 1984, when a toxic cloud of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from the Union Carbide factory, killed at least 5,479 people and impacted over five …

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Four Decades On, Toxic Waste Still Awaits Disposal
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Four Decades On, Toxic Waste Still Awaits Disposal

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Four decades after the Bhopal gas tragedy, billed as the world’s worst industrial disaster till date, toxic wastes, stored in the shed of the now-closed Union Carbide’s pesticide plant here, are yet to be disposed of. A move to destroy the wastes was first initiated in 2005 with a trial disposal of ten of the 347 tons of toxic …

Bhopal gas tragedy: Why govt's waste disposal plan doesn't enthuse activists
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: Why govt's waste disposal plan doesn't enthuse activists

India Today  

The Madhya Pradesh government, with the Centre’s financial support, has decided to begin disposing of 336 tonnes of toxic waste from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, almost 40 years after the gas leak tragedy that officially claimed around 4,000 lives and scarred thousands of survivors with serious ailments and disabilities. Safe waste disposal has been a longstanding demand of …

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Why is Madhya Pradesh disposing of toxic waste 40 years later?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Why is Madhya Pradesh disposing of toxic waste 40 years later?

Firstpost  

The Madhya Pradesh government is set to incinerate 337 metric tonnes of toxic waste stored in the closed Union Carbide facility in Bhopal, nearly 40 years after the tragedy struck. File Photo/AFP About forty years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, the Madhya Pradesh government has started the process to dispose of the 337 metric tonnes of toxic waste stored in …

A desolation Called Peace: Finality of Bhopal gas leak case is another tragedy
2 years ago

A desolation Called Peace: Finality of Bhopal gas leak case is another tragedy

Hindustan Times  

On March 14, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court dismissed a curative petition that called for a reconsideration of the financial settlement between the Union Carbide Corporation and the Indian government, in the Bhopal gas tragedy case. It is widely accepted that the settlement agreed upon between UCC and the Indian government — $470 million — was grossly inadequate, …

Supreme Court’s Curative Order Has Made Justice For Bhopal Gas Tragedy Survivors Even More Elusive
2 years ago

Supreme Court’s Curative Order Has Made Justice For Bhopal Gas Tragedy Survivors Even More Elusive

Live Law  

The Supreme Court’s March 14 order in Union of India & Others vs Union Carbide Corporation & Others, dismissing the curative petitions seeking reexamination of the settlement amount, reached in 1989, following the Bhopal gas disaster in 1984, raises serious questions about the Court’s approach to the survivors’ grievances. It is curious that the Court specifically disapproved the use of …

Bhopal gas tragedy: SC rejects Centre\'s plea for additional compensation for victims
2 years ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: SC rejects Centre\'s plea for additional compensation for victims

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Centre's curative plea seeking an additional Rs 7,844 crore from the Union Carbide Corporation's successor firms to extend higher compensation to the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy that killed over 3,000 people and caused environmental damage. The bench also comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Abhay S Oka, Vikram Nath and …

Bhopal Gas Tragedy Supreme Court Rejects Centre Plea Seeking More Compensation For Victims
2 years ago

Bhopal Gas Tragedy Supreme Court Rejects Centre Plea Seeking More Compensation For Victims

ABP News  

The Supreme Court has rejected Centre's curative plea for enhanced compensation for the victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy from US-based firm Union Carbide Corporation, now owned by Dow Chemicals. The apex court said, "Sum of Rs 50 crore lying with RBI for victims of Bhopal gas tragedy shall be utilised by govt to satisfy pending claims." On January …

Explained | What does the Centre want in Bhopal gas case?
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained | What does the Centre want in Bhopal gas case?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Union of India calls the Bhopal gas leak tragedy the world’s largest industrial disaster. Thirty-nine years after the incident, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court led by Justice S. K. Kaul has reserved its judgment on a curative petition filed by the Centre in November 2010 to enhance the $470 million compensation fixed in …

Didn’t thrust aid in Bhopal gas tragedy case: SC
2 years, 2 months ago

Didn’t thrust aid in Bhopal gas tragedy case: SC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday strongly repelled a suggestion that the $470 million settlement in the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy case took place due to the court’s anxiety, stressing it did not thrust the settlement upon parties, and that it was the Union government and the chemical company which mutually agreed to the amount towards “all past, present and future …

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Supreme Court Expresses Displeasure At Centre Not Implementing 1991 Direction To Take Insurance Policies For Future Claims
2 years, 2 months ago

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Supreme Court Expresses Displeasure At Centre Not Implementing 1991 Direction To Take Insurance Policies For Future Claims

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, continued hearing the submissions made by the Attorney General for India, Mr. R. Venkataramani in Centre’s curative petition against Union Carbide Corporation seeking additional compensation for victims of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. Justice Kaul added, “If as a welfare society, you are so concerned that you should have paid more, you …

Bhopal gas tragedy: Remembering India's worst industrial disaster as victims still await justice
3 years, 3 months ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: Remembering India's worst industrial disaster as victims still await justice

Firstpost  

Tragedy struck Madhya Pradesh’s capital after midnight on 3 December 1984 when thousands died following the leak of poisonous gases from the Union Carbide Corporation plant First, there was Chernobyl and then there was the Bhopal gas leak. Thirty-seven years ago on this day, India experienced a horror of untold magnitude in the form of the Bhopal gas leak in …

Give Free Treatment To Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victims Suffering From Cancer In Bhopal AIIMS: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Govt
3 years, 6 months ago

Give Free Treatment To Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victims Suffering From Cancer In Bhopal AIIMS: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Govt

Live Law  

In a significant order, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to provide free of cost treatment to Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims who are suffering from Cancer in Bhopal AIIMS.The Bench of Chief Justice Mohd. In a significant order, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to provide free of cost treatment to Bhopal …

In Photos: 36 Years after Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Families Still Struggle to Pick Up Threads of Life
4 years, 2 months ago

In Photos: 36 Years after Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Families Still Struggle to Pick Up Threads of Life

News 18  

Mohd Shafiq was eight years old when his mother vomited blood due to inhalation of MIC gas leaked from the UCIL factory. The deaths of four workers at the Rourkela Steel Plant last week due to a toxic gas leak is the latest in India’s long toll of industrial disasters. Widely known as the “world’s worst industrial disaster”, the Bhopal …

Bhopal gas tragedy: New SC bench to hear compensation case
5 years, 1 month ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: New SC bench to hear compensation case

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that a new bench of judges shall hear the Centre’s plea seeking additional funds from Union Carbide Corporation, currently owned by Dow Chemical Co, to pay compensation to the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. The Centre had moved the apex court in December 2010, claiming ₹7,844 crore as additional compensation for loss …

Bhopal Gas Tragedy : Justice Ravindra Bhat Recuses From Constitution Bench Hearing Centre's Curative Plea
5 years, 1 month ago

Bhopal Gas Tragedy : Justice Ravindra Bhat Recuses From Constitution Bench Hearing Centre's Curative Plea

Live Law  

A new combination of 5-judge bench will hear Union Government's curative plea for enhanced compensation for Bhopal Gas tragedy victims. This is following the recusal of Justice Ravindra Bhat, who had earlier appeared for Centre in the case.The curative petition was filed by the Centre for additional compensation for Bhopal gas tragedy victims from US-based Union Carbide Company. The settlement …

Bhopal gas tragedy 35 years on: A look back at how the industrial disaster that claimed thousands of lives occurred
5 years, 3 months ago

Bhopal gas tragedy 35 years on: A look back at how the industrial disaster that claimed thousands of lives occurred

Firstpost  

Bhopal gas tragedy marks 35 years today on 3 December. Known to be the worst industrial disaster world in terms of loss of human lives, the tragedy, for the first time, made people aware of the magnitude of a peace-time calamity. In the wee hours of 3 December, 1984, poisonous gas leaked from the now-defunct factory of Union Carbide in …

Bhopal Gas Tragedy : SC Agrees To Hear In April Centre's Petition For Additional Compensation From Union Carbide
6 years, 1 month ago

Bhopal Gas Tragedy : SC Agrees To Hear In April Centre's Petition For Additional Compensation From Union Carbide

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear in April the curative petition filed by the Centre in 2011 for additional compensation for Bhopal gas tragedy victims from US-based Union Carbide Company.The petition filed in December 2010 seeks additional compensation of Rs.7413 crores, seeking re-examination of the apex court's February 14, 1989 judgement by which. The Supreme Court has agreed to …

34 years of Bhopal gas tragedy: All you need to know about 'world's worst industrial disaster'
6 years, 3 months ago

34 years of Bhopal gas tragedy: All you need to know about 'world's worst industrial disaster'

India TV News  

Thirty four-years ago, on this day in 1984, India witnessed one of the world’s worst chemical disasters, the Bhopal gas tragedy. Here is the timeline of the Bhopal gas tragedy December 3, 1984: Toxic methyl isocyanate gas releases from Union Carbide India Ltd’s pesticide plant in Bhopal killing about 15,000 people and injuring at least five lakh others. September 1996: …

Bhopal Tragedy: MP HC Stays Criminal Proceedings Against Ex-DGP For Aiding Warren Anderson Flee India [Read Order]
7 years, 6 months ago

Bhopal Tragedy: MP HC Stays Criminal Proceedings Against Ex-DGP For Aiding Warren Anderson Flee India [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the proceedings of criminal complaint pending against former Director General of Police Swaraj Puri at a CJM court in Bhopal, accusing him and former district collector of releasing main accused Warren Anderson in Bhopal gas tragedy case.Abdul Jabbar, convener of the Bhopal Gas Peedith Mahila Udyog Sangthan, and Shahnawaz Khan had filed a. …

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