Industrial Disasters

Breaking his silence on the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster, senior Congress leader Arjun Singh today gave a clean chit to then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in the exit from India of then Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson in the wake of the disaster.

Publication Date:

12/08/2010

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Bhopal (D), Bhopal Gas Disaster, Madhya Pradesh, Industrial Disasters, Union Carbide

Environment

Rajiv was briefed soon after gas leak, says Arjun Singh

NEW DELHI: Congress member Arjun Singh told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that he briefed the then Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, on developments following the Bhopal gas tragedy on December 3, 1984, moments after the leak.

Publication Date:

12/08/2010

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Bhopal Gas Disaster, Industrial Disasters, Politics, Madhya Pradesh

Hazardous Waste

Seek relief from Dow: Oppn

THE Centre on Wednesday rejected the Opposition

Publication Date:

12/08/2010

Source: Economic Times (New Delhi)

Tags:

Drug Industry, Industrial Disasters, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Bhopal (D), Union Carbide, Supreme Court, Compensation

Environment

Warren charges not diluted: PC

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.

Publication Date:

12/08/2010

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Madhya Pradesh, Union Carbide, Bhopal (T)

Environment

Discussion in the Lok Sabha on Bhopal Gas Tragedy

Uncorrected text of the discussion on Bhopal Gas Tragedy in Lok Sabha on Aug 11, 2010 centered on who was responsible for plight of the tragedy victims and who helped former chairman of Union Carbide, Warren Anderson, to escape to the US

Publication Date:

11/08/2010

Source: Lok Sabha

Tags:

Bhopal Gas Disaster, Environment, Industrial Disasters, Health Effects, Madhya Pradesh, Government Of India (GOI), Methyl Isocyanate (MIC), Union Carbide

Hazardous Waste

Chemical disaster mgmt plans missing

RTI Application Filed By Activist Had Demanded Information From Government
Tushar Tere | TNN

Publication Date:

10/08/2010

Source: Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

Tags:

Industrial Disasters, Hazardous Industry, Hazardous Waste, Right To Information (RTI), Gujarat, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Environment

Short duration discussion on Bhopal Gas Tragedy in Rajya Sabha (10/08/2010)

Short duration discussion on Bhopal Gas Tragedy in Rajya Sabha

Publication Date:

09/08/2010

Source: Rajya Sabha

Tags:

Bhopal Gas Disaster, Environment, Union Carbide, Rehabilitation, Compensation, Government Of India (GOI), Health Effects, Genetic Disorders, Toxic Wastes, Groundwater Pollution, Land Pollution, Industrial Disasters

Industry

Critique of NEERI & NGRI by Bhopal survivors organisations

This critique of NEERI & NGRI reports on assessment & remediation of contamination in and around Union Carbide, Bhopal says that both reports provide useful information but the critical results are misinterpreted, or missing & several conclusions reached within the reports are not supported by the evidence presented.

Publication Date:

01/08/2010

Author(s): Stuart Gray, Jarlath Hynes, Joe Jackson & et al

Source: International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal

Tags:

Bhopal Gas Disaster, Environment, Union Carbide, Hazardous Waste, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Water Pollution, Land Pollution, CSE Study, Industrial Disasters, Industry