The inhabitants of Bhopal became victims of the world’s worst industrial disaster when on the night of 02/03 December 1984 a huge toxic plume engulfed about two-thirds of the city for over two hours before dissipating. […]
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With hardly a week left for the Supreme Court to commence hearing on the CBI’s curative petitions in the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy, the State of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday moved the court seeking permission to
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As I mentioned in the last post, diabetes is becoming a major health issue for low-income areas of India. It is estimated that there will be a 42% increase from 51 million to 72 million in
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What lies at the heart of Sambhavna is community. A community united against the atrocity that has been forced upon them for the past 26 years, and who will never give up in the name of
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