At a press conference, held on August 1, the combined groups representing survivors of the 1984 Gas Disaster protested a proposed suspension of the Bhopal Gas Relief Department and asked the government to clear its position […]
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In the growing scandal of the Dow Chemical Company’s insidious creep along the corridors of power at the heart of the United States establishment, the lawyer who once described himself as ‘the company’s dioxin lawyer’ and
The Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR) has now submitted its latest report, regarding the contamination of groundwater in Bhopal communities, to the apex committee of the Supreme Court. The report confirms excessive levels of nitrate,
IITR Confirms 42 Colonies Now Affected by Contaminated Water Crisis Read More »
From humble beginnings, Backwell Festival has grown into a much-loved independent music festival in an idyllic setting just outside of Bristol. Looking global, but loving local, Backwell offers an incredibly diverse and eclectic line-up with an
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It may not have been ideal to set out for a 10K run, on a blazing Sunday morning in the current heatwave, but our group of runners enjoyed their experience and made pretty decent times given
Bhopal Medical Appeal Runners Tackle London 10K Read More »
With somewhat more than a whiff of scandal, Scott Pruitt, the Donald Trump appointee as head of the US Environmental Protection, has finally been forced to resign. A politician described by the Washington Post as ‘easily
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The Bhopal Medical Appeal has joined the signatories of a letter to the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, urging the EU to revise its own Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). The letter calls on the
In the June 2018 issue of the Safety Institute of Australia’s publication ‘OHS Professional’ BMA’s Tim Edwards and Colin Toogood describe a litany of occupational health and safety transgressions from the earliest days of the Union
Harsh Lessons in Occupational Health and Safety History: the Union Carbide Disaster Read More »
Saturday 16th June saw five of our more daring fundraisers take on an epic skydiving challenge. Not only were the intrepid bunch ready to face the challenge awaiting them, they elected to go a step further-
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At a press conference on the eve of International Yoga Day, members of the Sambhavna Trust Clinic threw light on the special role of Yoga in the treatment of gas disaster survivors. They went on to
Yoga Centres for Gas Disaster Survivors in Bhopal not Serving Purpose. Read More »
In a recent interim order, the Supreme Court acknowledged that another 20 housing colonies, near to the abandoned Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal, have become affected by the spread of toxic chemicals into their groundwater. This
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A controversial British-owned copper smelting plant in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu was shut down by the local government just days after 13 people were killed by police during protests against the facility. Local
Bhopal Survivors in Support of People Harmed by Vedanta’s Pollution in Toothukudi Read More »
