Environment

Growing awareness about environment

S. Viswanathan

Publication Date: 
28/06/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Health Effects, Chipko Movement, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (T), Hindu (New Delhi)
Environment

Sins of omission

The handling of the Bhopal disaster is reflective of the highly feudal nature of our political culture
A V Rajwade / New Delhi June 28, 2010, 0:10 IST

Publication Date: 
28/06/2010
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (T), Business Standard (New Delhi)
Environment

The Bhopal catastrophe: Politics, conspiracy and betrayal

Despite the Union Carbide Corporation being criminally liable for the Bhopal catastrophe, the government, though being the sole representative of the victims, colluded with the UCC and compromised the interests of the affected people.

Publication Date: 
26/06/2010
Colin Gonsalves
Economic and Political Weekly
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26
68
Tags:
Environment, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, Court, Supreme Court, Government Of India (GOI), Madhya Pradesh, Economic and Political Weekly, Corruption, Colin Gonsalves, Compensation
Environment

Bhopal: The tragedy of collective amnesia

Methyl isocyanate (MIC) is a relatively simple chemical; its formula, CH3

Publication Date: 
25/06/2010
P. Balaram
Current Science
98
12
1547
Tags:
Environment, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Methyl Isocyanate (MIC), Union Carbide, Court, Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR), Current Science, Toxic Wastes, P. Balaram, Health Effects
Environment

No official records of Anderson visit: GoM

Priscilla Jebaraj

NEW DELHI: The Central government has denied any official knowledge of the visit of the then Union Carbide chairman, Warren Anderson, to India immediately after the Bhopal gas leak disaster since

Publication Date: 
25/06/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (T), Hindu (New Delhi)
Environment

Government clears Rs 1,256-crore package for Bhopal tragedy

The government on Thursday cleared a financial package of Rs 1,256.65 crore for the Bhopal gas tragedy that includes Rs 650-700 crore towards compensation to victims.

Publication Date: 
25/06/2010
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Compensation, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (T), Business Standard (New Delhi)
Environment

Cabinet clears GoM package

The Union Cabinet on Thursday accepted all 22 recommendations by the Group of Ministers on the Bhopal gas tragedy. These include enhanced compensation of Rs 1,265.56 crores, extradition of former Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson and filling a curative petition in the Supreme Court.

Publication Date: 
25/06/2010
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (T), Asian Age (New Delhi)
Hazardous Waste

Govt enhances relief to gas victims

Centre Accepts GoM

Publication Date: 
25/06/2010
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Compensation, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, Court, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (D), Economic Times (New Delhi), Toxic Wastes
Environment

Crime, no punishment

V.R. Krishna Iyer

The Bhopal mega-crime trial is over. The barbarity has ended in a light sentence, although the victims are countless. Eight officials of the erstwhile Union Carbide India Limited have been convicted and sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment.

Publication Date: 
25/06/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (T), Hindu (New Delhi)
Environment

Government may review Bhopal case settlement

Smita Gupta

New Delhi: The United Progressive Alliance government will explore whether the $470-million out-of-court settlement, arrived at between India and Union Carbide in 1989 in the Bhopal gas leak case, can be reviewed in the light of evidence that emerged in the intervening years.

Publication Date: 
25/06/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, Supreme Court, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (T), Hindu (New Delhi)

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