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TopicBhopal gas tragedy

Topic: bhopal gas tragedy

Bhopal toxic waste is reaching Pithampur incinerator. Who pays, what harm are the questions

Can RE Sustainability's incinerator in Tarpura village handle Bhopal gas tragedy's toxic legacy? Local fears and expert opinions clash over the cleanup.

SubscriberWrites: Bhopal Gas Tragedy: No Escape Route

The story highlights the heroic efforts of railway men who risk their lives to save thousands of people from the deadly Gas which engulfed Bhopal on the night of 2 December, 1984.

US firm that acquired Union Carbide ‘likely to appear before Bhopal court,’ say activists

In September, 12 US Congressmen wrote to Dept of Justice over summons issued to Dow, which acquired Union Carbide in 2001, by Bhopal district court in connection with 1984 gas leak.

Bhopal gas tragedy: 12 US Congress members ask justice dept to ensure Dow responds to India’s summons

Dow Inc is the parent company of Union Carbide, which has refused to recognise Indian jurisdiction & was declared as 'absconder' in 1992. Dow's court appearance is scheduled for 3 Oct.

Why the Centre should not pay Bhopal gas tragedy victims from its kitty

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the govt to pay. But the burden can't be borne by guiltless taxpayers who had no role in the tragedy.

SC dismisses Centre’s appeal for more compensation from Union Carbide for Bhopal gas victims

The Centre, in a curative petition, had argued the 1989 settlement by Union Carbide was inadequate.

Who gets what, will it measure up — the complexities of colonialism reparations & compensations

It might be enough if schools and universities in the former colonial powers acknowledged in their curricula the reality of how they became wealthy, and at what cost to whom.

SubscriberWrites: Bhopal Gas tragedy started to concoct the current concept of safety culture in industries

30 since the Bhopal Gas tragedy, a new safety culture has been created that has saved the lives of many others from other such disasters, writes Hindol Roy.

‘Nowhere to go’: Second wave brings bigger Covid challenge for Bhopal gas tragedy survivors

Bhopal gas tragedy survivors have been hit particularly hard by Covid. NGO claim as many as 50% of Bhopal’s Covid fatalities are gas tragedy survivors, but govt estimates vary.

‘Thought I was getting vaccine’ — Bhopal Covaxin trial site accused of misleading participants

People's University of Bhopal, the trial site, denies the claim that participants have been kept in the dark about the nature of the exercise, and say all checks and balances are in place.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India carries out 1st patrol in Depsang since disengagement with China, to take things ‘slow’

While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.