The Supreme Court has issued notices to the respondent Union ministry of chemicals and fertilisers and welfare commissioner, Bhopal, in a petition filed earlier in March 2010 by Bhopal NGOs regarding the death and injury claims arising out of the Bhopal gas disaster.
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
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.
Bhopal: Despite all the attention and concern, expressed nationally and internationally in the recent months, activists allege that the Madhya Pradesh government remains lackadaisical to the plight of victims and survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy.
New Delhi: A recent exchange of emails between Planning Commission Deputy Chairperson Montek Singh Ahluwalia and U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Michael Froman, accessed by Times Now, would suggest that the United States is trying to pressure India to take back its demand for Rs. 1,500 crore in compensation from Dow Chemicals in the Bhopal gas tragedy case.
NEW DELHI: Sparks flew and pandemonium prevailed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday with UPA and Opposition members clashing on who was responsible for the plight of the Bhopal gas tragedy victims and who helped the former chairman of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), Warren Anderson, to escape to the United States.
Union home minister P. Chidambaram has said that charges against the absconding former head of the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) Warren Anderson were not diluted and even lauded the CBI for being steadfast in its endeavour to seek his extradition. He also said that the curative petition in the case is almost ready to be filed.
The business of Madhya Pradesh state Cooperative Dairy Federation has increased by 13.6 per cent during the year 2009-2010 comparing to the year 2008-09. The Milk Unions associated with the Federation at Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Gwalior and Jabalpur did a business of Rs 540 crore during the year 200-09 while the volume of business has gone up to Rs 614 crore during the year 2009-2010.
