Contrary to the claims made by Union Carbide Corporation — now The Dow Chemical Company — that the methyl isocyanate (MIC) which killed thousands of people in Bhopal in December, 1984, following a leak in its pesticide unit, was not highly poisonous, a report released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has established that it caused not only “acute cyanide toxici

Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy have submitted a memorandum to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in wake of the Group of Ministers meet being held in New Delhi.
The 24-page memorandum seeks to clear facts and figures relating to the tragedy.
An important fact brought to light in the memorandum, submitted by the Bhopal Gas Peedith Mahila Udyog Sangathan (BGPMUS), is that although the Union Carb

Govt Must Decide Amount Before Curative Petition
Subodh Ghildiyal | TNN

New Delhi: How much to demand from Union Carbide or its successors for Bhopal gas disaster is the moot question. The Centre was offered to pick from three high amounts for additional compensation

The District and Sessions Court today admitted the Central Bureau of Investigation's review petition challenging the Chief Judicial Magistrate's June 7 verdict in the criminal case pertaining to the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.

Judge Subhash Kakde directed issuance of notices to accused Keshub Mahindra, Vijay Gokhale, Kishor Kamdar, J Mukund, S P Choudhary, A V Shetty, S I Qureshi and Union Carbide

The group of ministers on the Bhopal gas tragedy, which met here Monday, reviewed the progress made by various ministries on its recommendations to the Union Cabinet three months ago. The ministerial panel has decided to change the site for disposal of toxic waste from Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh following protests from

local residents.

New Delhi: The group of ministers on the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy has decided to give an extra Rs 72 crore compensation for the kin of those who died in the disaster, but were not considered for relief earlier.

The ministerial panel, chaired by home minister P Chidambaram, on Monday reviewed the progress made on the recommendations given earlier to the government.

Mahim Pratap Singh

Bhopal: Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy have submitted a memorandum to Union Home Minister P.

Bhopal: Victims of 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy today demanded adequate compensation from the Centre's Group of Ministers (GoM) panel.
Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Udyog Sangathan (BGPMUS) Convenor Abdul Jabbar today said the GoM should reconsider its previous decisions vis-a-vis 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy victims during its meeting in New Delhi today.

''It would be a great injustice if a decision was not

CIC Seeks External Affairs Ministry

Renuka Bisht

When the Bhopal Court finally gave out convictions for the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy on June 7 this year, the judgement attracted such a public outcry that the government

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