On the occasion of World Environment Day residents from the neighbourhood of Union Carbide’s abandoned factory in Bhopal demonstrated against the Indian government’s failure in removing thousands of tons of poisonous waste for the last 19 […]
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In a significant development for the Bhopal Disaster case, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has offered to undertake a full evaluation of the spread of toxic waste at the derelict Union Carbide factory in Bhopal.
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Justin Senzer, a high school sophomore at Herricks High School on New York’s Long Island, has produced a quite remarkable documentary. In Justin’s words: “My interest in the issues confronting Bhopal arose out of a research
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On June 27th 2013 the U.S. Second Circuit Appeals Court affirmed a District Court order granting summary judgment to Union Carbide Corporation in the civil action Sahu v. UCC, which began in 2004. The action sought
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http://youtu.be/IfBlhB6nFrA Tens of thousands of victims of India’s worst ever industrial disaster – the 1984 catastrophic gas leak at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal– are still waiting for justice, and women are suffering disproportionately, Amnesty
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A Cuppa of Tea, an e- book by Good Olddays is available now from Amazon and Smashwords. It’s dedication reads: “Dedication To The Abandoned. I would like to dedicate my book the the Bhopal families who
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The Supreme Court in Delhi today has been told by scientists today that ground water from the former pesticide plant is dangerously contaminated and not fit for human consumption. The Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR)
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Just six weeks after the Bhopal state government was ordered to finalise plans for the disposal of the remaining waste in Bhopal, this week news revealed that the German government agency who had offered to incinerate
GIZ Terminates Offer to Incinerate Bhopal Waste Read More »
The Group of Ministers (GoM) for the Bhopal gas tragedy have drawn up plans for the 350 metric tonnes of waste remaining inside the abandoned Union Carbide premises to be exported to Germany for incineration. The
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On Friday 30th activists supporting survivors of the 1984 gas disaster gathered in London to tell the London Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympics Games (LOCOG) to ‘Drop Dow Now.’ Activists staged a ‘die-in’ whereby
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Amidst the continuing controversy surrounding Dow’s sponsorship of this summers’ Olympics, a partial boycott of the London games has been announced by a group of Indian athletes who are taking part. Whilst still wishing to take
Indian Athletes Announce Partial Boycott of The London Games Read More »
Urgent warnings have been issued by experts in India following revelations that authorities plan to incinerate toxic waste from Bhopal in Mumbai Activists, doctors and environmental experts have suggested that the plans, proposed by the
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