Bhopal gas tragedy: NHRC directs Union, MP governments to safeguard human rights
3 months, 2 weeks 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 laws, government policies and judicial pronouncements, the people residing in surrounding areas suffer till date without basic human rights like safe drinking water, healthy environment and right to health. He has also requested the NHRC to recommend to the Center and the State to ensure the basic human rights of the victims of the gas tragedy and ensure potable drinking water, appropriate medical care and toxic-free environment for the people living in the nearby areas.

Human Rights Tragedy State Bhopal Gas Tragedy Mp Governments  mp  governments  directs  water  rights  human  state  gas  union  bhopal  safeguard  tripathy  plea  nhrc  environment  victims  tragedy

History of this topic

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

Protestors against shifting of Bhopal gas tragedy waste attempt self-immolation, 2 sustain burn injuries
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Protestors against shifting of Bhopal gas tragedy waste attempt self-immolation, 2 sustain burn injuries

Op India  

Two people sustained burn injuries after some of the protestors attempted self-immolation during protests against the shifting of toxic waste materials from Bhopal Gas tragedy site to Pithampur in Dhar district for its disposal on Friday, according to eyewitnesses. After four decades of the tragic incident, “Bhopal gas tragedy”- touted as the world’s worst industrial disaster, the toxic waste materials …

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 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: All you need to know about the horrific industrial disaster of 1984
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhopal gas tragedy: All you need to know about the horrific industrial disaster of 1984

India TV News  

Bhopal gas tragedy: Almost forty years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, the shifting of around 377 tons of hazardous waste began from the defunct Union Carbide factory on Wednesday night for its disposal. A green corridor has been created for the vehicles which are expected to reach Pithampur industrial area in Dhar district in seven hours," said Bhopal Gas Tragedy …

Bhopal gas survivors’ groups, Pithampur locals protest over Union Carbide waste
3 months, 1 week 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 …

40 Yrs Since Bhopal Gas Tragedy But Authorities Still Indolent: High Court Orders Swift Disposal Of Toxic Waste From Union Carbide Factory
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

The Bhopal gas-leak disaster still haunts us with lessons left half learnt
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The Bhopal gas-leak disaster still haunts us with lessons left half learnt

Live Mint  

On the night of 2-3 December 1984, 40 tonnes of deadly methyl-isocyanate gas leaked from Union Carbide’s pesticide plant in Bhopal. A study of its long-term health effects by the Bhopal Gas Disaster Research Centre of the Indian Council for Medical Research concluded: “The results show that the toxic gas exposees, for long after the exposure, continued to suffer from …

US Senate introduces resolution to designate December 3 as National Chemical Disaster Awareness Day
Trending News
3 months, 3 weeks ago

US Senate introduces resolution to designate December 3 as National Chemical Disaster Awareness Day

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal chemical disaster, three Senators have introduced a resolution to designate December 3 as National Chemical Disaster Awareness Day. Introduced by Senators Jeff Merkley, Ron Wyden and Peter Welch, the resolution recognises the 40-year effort of the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal chemical disaster in India to ensure that no …

Learnings from Bhopal tragedy
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Learnings from Bhopal tragedy

Hindustan Times  

Around 12.40am on December 3, 1984, nearly 40 tonnes of methyl isocyanate, a poisonous gas, started to leak from the Union Carbide India Limited plant near Bhopal. The official figures showed that 5,295 died though activists later estimated that at least 15,000 lives were lost, while many more suffered from morbidities arising out of exposure to the noxious gas. Five …

Lingering tragedy of Bhopal gas disaster
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lingering tragedy of Bhopal gas disaster

Hindustan Times  

Over 25,000 people are estimated to have died in the Bhopal gas disaster that occurred 40 years ago on the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984. Regrettably, they and those registered with other hospitals and clinics under the gas relief department of the state government are denied the best available treatment, despite ₹1,200 crore earmarked for this lying unutilised with …

40 years of Bhopal gas tragedy: How the disaster affected people even before their birth
3 months, 3 weeks ago

40 years of Bhopal gas tragedy: How the disaster affected people even before their birth

Firstpost  

Forty years ago, on the intervening night of December 2-3, a terrible tragedy struck Bhopal as highly toxic methyl isocyanate leaked from American company Union Carbide’s pesticide factory in the city. In 1984, highly toxic methyl isocyanate leaked from American company Union Carbide’s pesticide factory in Bhopal, exposing around five lakh people to the poisonous gas. Bhopal gas tragedy’s victims …

40 years after tragedy struck Bhopal, no end to suffering
Trending News
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 …

40 years of Bhopal Gas tragedy: How did the world’s worst industrial disaster unfold? What has happened since?
Trending News
3 months, 3 weeks ago

40 years of Bhopal Gas tragedy: How did the world’s worst industrial disaster unfold? What has happened since?

Firstpost  

In the intervening hours of December 2 and December 3 1984, poisonous methyl isocyanate gas leaked from the Union Carbine chemical plant on the outskirts of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, instantly killing thousands and maiming lakhs of others. File image/AFP Just after the clock struck 12 at night on December 2, 1984, an industrial accident began to unfold at Union …

Remembering Bhopal Gas Disaster | Governments Do Not Care About the Poor: Bhopal Gas Tragedy Activists
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Remembering Bhopal Gas Disaster | Governments Do Not Care About the Poor: Bhopal Gas Tragedy Activists

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 02, 2024 13:09 IST - 14 MINS READ December 2-3, 1984. The Bhopal gas tragedy, the world’s deadliest industrial disaster, exemplifies what Rob Nixon, professor of Environment and Humanities at Princeton University, calls “slow violence”—harm that unfolds gradually and invisibly, but with devastating, long-lasting effects. We committed the funds to three key objectives: first, to provide free …

40 years after Bhopal gas tragedy, survivors many times more vulnerable to other health problems
3 months, 3 weeks ago

40 years after Bhopal gas tragedy, survivors many times more vulnerable to other health problems

New Indian Express  

BHOPAL: Forty years after thousands of people died due to the killer gas leak at the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, the city’s population affected by the December 2-3 1984 tragedy is not just prone to diseases induced by gas exposure, but many times more vulnerable to other ailments. Data on patients has been gathered by a …

Bhopal gas tragedy: Why govt's waste disposal plan doesn't enthuse activists
7 months, 3 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 …

BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY | ‘Court abdicated its responsibility’: Rachna Dhingra
1 year, 10 months ago

BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY | ‘Court abdicated its responsibility’: Rachna Dhingra

The Hindu  

The social activist discusses several critical issues concerning the disaster from the survivors’ perspective. The highly toxic methyl isocyanate gas leak from the Union Carbide Corporation’s pesticide plant in Bhopal injured over half a million people and has killed over 25,000 since 1984. Against this backdrop, Dhingra discusses several critical issues concerning the Bhopal Gas Disaster from the perspective of …

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 case | Supreme Court dismisses Centre’s petition seeking additional compensation
2 years ago

Bhopal gas tragedy case | Supreme Court dismisses Centre’s petition seeking additional compensation

The Hindu  

March 14, 2023 11:04 am | Updated 01:10 pm IST - New Delhi The Supreme Court on March 14 dismissed the government’s curative petition to secure more money from Union Carbide Corporation to pay the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy as an attempt which came 39 years too late after what came to be known as ‘the world’s largest …

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 …

1984 Bhopal gas tragedy: Four decades on, no closure in sight for victims
2 years, 3 months ago

1984 Bhopal gas tragedy: Four decades on, no closure in sight for victims

Firstpost  

The story of Bhopal gas tragedy becomes more glaring and tragic in the absence of any environmental assessment, accountability, punishment or lessons learnt The Bhopal gas leak from the factory on the intervening night of 2nd and 3rd December 1984 is estimated to have killed between 3,700 and 25,000 people and poisoned half a million. The story of Bhopal gas …

MP CM Leads All Religion Meet To Mark Bhopal Gas Tragedy Anniversary Blames Union Carbide For Unforgettable Disaster
2 years, 3 months ago

MP CM Leads All Religion Meet To Mark Bhopal Gas Tragedy Anniversary Blames Union Carbide For Unforgettable Disaster

ABP News  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday held a prayer meet with the leaders of different religions to pay tributes to the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy on its 38th anniversary, where he said the "mistake and carelessness" of Union Carbide company caused an "unforgettable" disaster that claimed human lives on a large scale. Toxic gas leaking …

Doing right by Bhopal victims
2 years, 5 months ago

Doing right by Bhopal victims

Hindustan Times  

On the night of December 2-3, 1984, the lives of the residents of JP Nagar in the outskirts of Bhopal changed forever after 40 tons of toxic methyl isocyanate gas was released into the air from a factory owned by Union Carbide India Ltd, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. On Tuesday, the Centre assured a five-judge …

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

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

India TV News  

Highlights Methyl isocyanate leakage from Union Carbide on intervening night of Dec 2, 3 killed over 3K people The cause of the so-called 'accidental leakage' is still under debate. Here's 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 …

1984 Bhopal gas tragedy: Victims still await adequate compensation even after 37 years
3 years, 3 months ago

1984 Bhopal gas tragedy: Victims still await adequate compensation even after 37 years

India TV News  

Highlights Methyl isocyanate leakage from Union Carbide on intervening night of Dec 2, 3 killed over 3K people The incident left 1.02 lakh others affected at that time whcih later rose to over 5.70 lakh On June 7, 2010, local court convicted 7 executives of UCIL to 2 years of imprisonment Thirty-seven years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, termed as …

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 …

Governments Failed to Bring Culprits of Bhopal Gas Tragedy to Justice Even After 37 Yrs, Say Survivors
3 years, 3 months ago

Governments Failed to Bring Culprits of Bhopal Gas Tragedy to Justice Even After 37 Yrs, Say Survivors

News 18  

NGOs working for the rights of the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster on Wednesday alleged that various governments in Madhya Pradesh and at the Centre have failed to bring the culprits of the world’s biggest industrial tragedy to justice even after 37 years. “We would like the world to know that even after 37 years of the world’s …

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 …

Still Bearing the Wounds: Ailments Among Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victims Have Surged Over Years, Says Health Centre
4 years, 3 months ago

Still Bearing the Wounds: Ailments Among Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victims Have Surged Over Years, Says Health Centre

News 18  

Painting a grim picture of the health hazards the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy sufferers have endured in the past 15 years, an organisation working for their treatment said that ailments among survivors have surged in this period. Dr Sanjay Srivastava from Sambhavna Trust Clinic, a dedicated facility in the old city for treatment of victims of the industrial disaster, said …

Bhopal: Survivors of industrial accident make up over half of Covid-19 victims in Indian city
4 years, 4 months ago

Bhopal: Survivors of industrial accident make up over half of Covid-19 victims in Indian city

The Independent  

The survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster are six times more prone to Covid-19 infections and account for more than half of the total coronavirus deaths in the capital city of Madhya Pradesh in India, advocacy groups say. Aqueel Razi, whose mother Shaheen died of Covid-19 in April, said he took her to the Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research …

6 Bhopal Gas Tragedy Survivors Died Due to Hospital Negligence After Contracting Covid-19, Says Group
4 years, 6 months ago

6 Bhopal Gas Tragedy Survivors Died Due to Hospital Negligence After Contracting Covid-19, Says Group

News 18  

Organisations working with the survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide disaster have accused the Bhopal Memorial Hospital & Research Centre of criminal negligence and mismanagement after six victims of the gas tragedy who recently contracted Covid-19 died in the institute’s isolation ward over the past fortnight. “BMHRC’s motto, ‘In service of gas victims’, and this hospital is doing every disservice …

Organisations Write Letter to MP Govt Seeking Help for Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victims in View of Covid-19
4 years, 8 months ago

Organisations Write Letter to MP Govt Seeking Help for Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victims in View of Covid-19

News 18  

Organisations working for the cause of survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy on Sunday demanded urgent help for the victims, especially widows, from the Madhya Pradesh government in view of the COVID-19 crisis. In a letter addressed to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, these organisations claimed the condition of about 5,000 widowed victims has become pathetic, as they have …

Vizag gas leak: India must overhaul its compensatory regime
4 years, 10 months ago

Vizag gas leak: India must overhaul its compensatory regime

Hindustan Times  

The May 7 gas leak in the LG polymers plant in Vizag killed a dozen and injured over 1,000. The Vizag case has brought back into limelight the gross inadequacies in the country’s legislative and regulatory framework that deals with compensation for industrial disasters In the aftermath of the Bhopal gas leak, various legislations dealing with industrial accidents were passed …

Vizag Gas Tragedy: A Reflection Of Bhopal's Interminable Misery
4 years, 10 months ago

Vizag Gas Tragedy: A Reflection Of Bhopal's Interminable Misery

Live Law  

Opening our eyes to the horrific images of unconscious people and people with breathing difficulties brought the big media houses to divert from the ideological debates taking place since a long while. The chemical, methyl isocyanate, that spilled out from Union Carbide India Ltd's pesticide factory turned the city into a vast gas chamber. The US-based multinational company, Union Carbide …

Vizag gas leak an eerie reminder of Bhopal gas tragedy
4 years, 10 months ago

Vizag gas leak an eerie reminder of Bhopal gas tragedy

Hindustan Times  

The people in areas around the chemical factory in Andhra Pradesh woke up early on Thursday with a foul smell, which was from the Styrene gas leaked from the plant owned by South Korean company LG Chemicals. People affected by gas leak being taken to a hospital for treatment, near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday. At least 30 tonnes …

Bhopal Gas Tragedy : Justice Ravindra Bhat Recuses From Constitution Bench Hearing Centre's Curative Plea
5 years, 2 months 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 …

35 years on, Bhopal gas victims still looking for a day in the sun
5 years, 3 months ago

35 years on, Bhopal gas victims still looking for a day in the sun

Live Mint  

As Bhopal gas tragedy marks 35 years on Tuesday, survivors have continued to struggle for medical, economic and social rehabilitation. In the intervening night of 2-3 December 1984, poisonous methyl isocyanate gas leaked out of the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Meanwhile, the Bhopal Memorial Hospital & Research Centre, run by the central government, has …

35 years after Bhopal Gas Tragedy, survivors decry lack of relief
5 years, 3 months ago

35 years after Bhopal Gas Tragedy, survivors decry lack of relief

The Hindu  

Hundreds of Bhopal Gas tragedy survivors on Sunday formed a human chain in protest here on the eve of the 35th anniversary of what has widely been acknowledged as the world’s worst industrial disaster. The protesters on Sunday said the exposure to the toxic gas and the waste dumped on the premises of the defunct factory continued to cause them …

A new generation inherits poisoned genes of Bhopal gas tragedy, and the broken promises of govts too
6 years, 1 month ago

A new generation inherits poisoned genes of Bhopal gas tragedy, and the broken promises of govts too

Firstpost  

Even 35 years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, the city is still feeling its after-effects. “The impact of the gas leak was felt in a 40-kilometre radius of Bhopal,” said Abdul Jabbar Khan, a survivor of the gas leak and an activist working for the rehabilitation of survivors. The victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy had pinned a lot of …

Lest We Forget : Bhopal Gas Tragedy & Lessons for Indian Legal System
6 years, 3 months ago

Lest We Forget : Bhopal Gas Tragedy & Lessons for Indian Legal System

Live Law  

The 3rd-Dec-2018 marks the end of the 34th year of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, waiting only to add another year to that count as the victims still go through a harrowing ordeal. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy and the decades hitherto serve as a perfect example for us to take the gestalt view of our legal system. The Indian Government having …

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: …

Discover Related