Bhopal Gas Disaster

The Madhya Pradesh government wants to open the Union Carbide plant to the public. The principal secretary of the state claims this will dispel the “myth” about toxins left at the site. A recent study by Centre for Science and Environment found that the profile of chemicals found within the factory premises matches that of chemicals found in adjacent localities. Moderately persistent chemicals called Carbamates were also found in the city’s groundwater. Clearly, the factory is polluting the environment even 25 years after the plant was shut down.

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Bhopal Gas Disaster, Bhopal (D), Madhya Pradesh, South Asia, Uranium Corporation Of India Ltd (UCIL), Hazardous Waste, India
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11 Mar 2013
Are Off-Grid Solutions Really More Expensive for the Rural Poor?

A number you likely know: 400 million. That’s how many people live without electricity in India. And not coincidentally, most of these people are poorest of the poor and live in rural villages or hamlets. The presence of such an enormous population eager for something better has given rise to new commercial products and services such as solar lanterns, solar home systems, and, the subject of this blog, micro-grids.

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Solid Waste

Bhopal ahead of other cities in polythene waste management

Despite the negative image about Bhopal created by the Union Carbide gas leak tragedy, the position is different when it comes to the city's concerns for its environment.

Publication Date: 
23/03/2011
Central Chronicle (Bhopal)
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Municipal Corporation, Waste Management, Plastics, Solid Waste, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (D), Rag Pickers, Jabalpur (D)
Energy

ISO awarded to electricity company

Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited

Publication Date: 
18/03/2011
Pioneer (New Delhi)
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Electricity, Energy, Bhopal (D), Madhya Pradesh, Awards, Power Industry, Power Transmission
Energy

Central nod for making Gwalior solar city

The Municipal Corporation of Gwalior has received consent in principle from the Government of India for its proposal of solar city.

Publication Date: 
11/03/2011
Pioneer (New Delhi)
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Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Gwalior (D), Madhya Pradesh, Municipal Corporation
Energy

Guj sold surplus power to 12 states

Gandhinagar: The state has sold 2,220 million units of power to other states during the last two years, the government told the assembly on Monday.

In two different replies, the government said that the state was enjoying a surplus as far as power production was concerned.

Publication Date: 
08/03/2011
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
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Electricity, Gujarat, Energy, Power Transmission, Madhya Pradesh, Gandhinagar (D), Wind Energy
Health

Victims of vaccination

Vaccine trials in a Madhya Pradesh government hospital are making children sick. Down To Earth finds out that harmful chemicals in high amounts is the culprit.

Publication Date: 
28/02/2011
Ankur Paliwal
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Health, Vaccination, Child Health, Madhya Pradesh, Right To Information (RTI), Toxins, Health Effects, Drug Industry
Economy

For Chouhan, social schemes top priority

FINANCE Minister Raghavji presented Rs 65,845-crore Budget in the MadhyaPradeshAssembly on Thursday, saying that for the first time more than half of that amount will be spent on the poor.

The Budget for 20112012, Raghavji's eighth exercisesincetheBJPcameto powerin2003,isanincrease of 28 per cent over the last Budget of 2010-11.

Publication Date: 
25/02/2011
Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Madhya Pradesh, Budget, Agriculture, Education, Energy, People
Energy

Rs 1.75 crore to be spent on facility expansion in academy of administration

With a view to ensuring adequate electricity in Academy of Administration, a solar energy plant of Rs 52 lakh is being set up. The plant of 25 kw will save 100 unit electricity every day. Besides, works for official facilities and hostel facilities will also be done.

Publication Date: 
23/02/2011
Central Chronicle (Bhopal)
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Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy, Madhya Pradesh

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