Lord Coe’s apparently steady hand on the London Olympics’ tiller has faltered. His robust defence before a Commons committee earlier this month of the controversial acceptance of £7m in sponsorship from Dow Chemical now seems like […]
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Chandrakanta Sisodia leans forward, eager to share her extensive knowledge of alternative cleaning products developed by staff and the three sanitary workers – herself, Jamila and Nandkishor – here at Sambhavna. ‘When I joined in 2005,
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The small centre table in the gol ghar (our roundhouse meeting space) was covered with the leaves and flowers of Gudhal (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum), Neem (Azadirachta indica) and Adusa (Adhatoda vasica). Behind the table
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• Former London mayor: ‘Olympic Games could be undermined’ • Indian Olympic Authority to discuss issue on 5 December The Olympic Stadium in Stratford will be surrounded by a wrap, sponsored by Dow, during the Games.
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The International Olympic Committee has called on the Indian Olympic Association to reject any considerations of a possible boycott of the London 2012 Olympic Games, saying such action would only hurt the athletes. This comes as
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The Bhopal gas tragedy survivors Friday said they will blockade all trains passing through the city from Dec 3 — the 27th anniversary of one of the world’s worst industrial disasters. At a press conference here,
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The Dow Chemicals-sponsored wrap will go up around the stadium in early 2012 An Indian chief minister has called for a boycott of the London 2012 Olympics if the sponsorship of the Dow Chemical company continues.
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Al Jazeera’s, Tim Friend reports from London.
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Secret reports seen by The Independent reveal that drug trials funded by western pharmaceutical firms at the Indian hospital set up for survivors of the Bhopal disaster violated international ethical standards and could have put patients
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London 2012 organisers said yesterday they would retain Dow Chemical as sponsor of an artistic wrap encircling the Olympic Stadium, despite concerns raised in India over the company’s links to the Bhopal disaster. Indian athletes wrote
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Opposition is growing to London 2012 sponsor Dow Chemical, owners of Union Carbide, the company responsible for the Bhopal gas leak in which thousands died. Dow Chemical Company was awarded the contract to build the decorative
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Congratulations to Melissa and Josh who raised over £2,000 in donations for the BMA. Big thanks to the happy couple, we hope you had a great day.
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