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Archive for July, 2011
Govt. & Union Carbide struck ‘secret’ deal post leak
Jul 25 2011 by Web Editor
Warren Anderson (left), the chief of Union Carbide, had proposed a settlement within weeks of the gas leak. More skeletons relating to the handling of the Bhopal gas tragedy are tumbling out …
Maharashtra approaches MP High Court on Bhopal toxic waste
Jul 25 2011 by Web Editor
The State of Maharashtra has filed an intervention application in the ongoing dispute pending before the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, on the issue of transportation and disposal of radioactive Bhopal gas …
Govt of India side with Carbide re compensation AGAIN
Jul 24 2011 by Web Editor
At a press conference today five organizations working for the victims of the December ‘84 Union Carbide disaster accused the central and state governments of downplaying the damage caused by the American …
Dow Chemical’s chlorpyrifos pesticide – the latest
Jul 23 2011 by Web Editor
Another shocking entry into Dow’s Hall of Shame. An investigation conducted by New Zealand’s 60 Minutes current affairs program titled To Die For has found high levels of the pesticide chlorpyrifos in …
Bhopal: NGO Protests Toxic Waste Disposal to Nagpur
Jul 22 2011 by Web Editor
The process of disposal of 346 MT of toxic waste lying at defunct Union Carbide plant here has once again hit a road block with several groups protesting the dumping of this …
Communicating Bhopal to Glastonbury…and Womad
Jul 22 2011 by Web Editor
We always knew that our Bhopali Sculpture Garden was most definitely not going to be a one-hit wonder. It was devised to enhance the presence of the Bhopal Medical Appeal at Glastonbury …
You Can Help Prevent Further Tragedy in Bhopal
Jul 22 2011 by Web Editor
In May, I had the privilege of meeting awardwinning documentary filmmaker Max Carlson at the New York Indian Film Festival’s opening gala. Max’s most recent work, Bhopali, won the “Best Documentary” title …
