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High Court Raps Madhya Pradesh For "Inertia" Over Union Carbide Toxic Waste
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to dispose of the toxic waste lying at the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, and said even 40 years after the gas disaster, the authorities are in a "state of inertia".
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Lawyer Had Warned Union Carbide 21 Months Before Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Nearly 21 months before the world's worst industrial disaster hit Bhopal, a lawyer had sent a notice to Union Carbide asking it to stop producing toxic gases at its pesticide plant here, citing grave public health risk.
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Amid Drug Shortage, Bhopal Gas Victims, Children Miss TB Doses For Days
Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, which is one of the world's worst industrial disasters, and their children are now facing a new challenge - a shortage of drugs to treat tuberculosis at government DOTS centres.
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Bhopal Gas Leak: US Firm That Took Over Union Carbide Has Court Date Today
Nearly 39 years after the Bhopal gas tragedy that killed thousands and affected many more, a representative of the US-based company that took over Union Carbide in 2001 is set to appear in a Madhya Pradesh court today.
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"Betrayal, Again": Bhopal Gas Tragedy Survivors On Supreme Court Order
Hours after the Supreme Court turned down the centre's plea for more compensation in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy case, those who lost their own in the disaster termed the verdict a "betrayal".
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10 Survivors Of Bhopal Gas Tragedy End Fast After Assurances On Compensation
Ten women survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy demanding additional compensation for the disaster victims have called off their hunger strike after getting positive response from both the Madhya Pradesh and Union governments, their leaders said.
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Panic In Bhopal After Chlorine Gas Leak, 15 Hospitalised
Several people were left coughing and gasping in panic after a gas leak from a water treatment plant in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal last evening.
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Groups For Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victims Ask Centre To Push For More Compensation
Organisations working for the survivors of the Union Carbide gas disaster in Bhopal have reacted strongly and condemned the central government for not preparing a petition seeking $ 1 billion more compensation from Union Carbide.
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Amid Dam Collapse Danger In Madhya Pradesh, Villagers Returning Home
Rocks delayed digging of two channels to release water -- one was finally done by Saturday night; disaster force, army, air force deployed
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The Railway Men: Babil Khan Will Debut In YRF Web-Series On Bhopal Disaster
"Saluting the courage of people who saved lives 37 years back," wrote Babil
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60% Of Covid Deaths In Bhopal Are Gas Tragedy Victims: Survivors' Group
Organisations working with the survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide disaster have alleged Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre is guilty of criminal negligence and mismanagement as six gas victims suffering from COVID-19 have died in the hospital's isolation ward in the last 15 days.
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Six Vehicles Crushed In Bhopal Wall Collapse
Monsoon 2020 news: Several cars were crushed at a parking space in Bhopal after the walls of an old building collapsed early Monday morning. A team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has reached the spot. There are no reports of injuries so far.
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Lest We Forget: Bhopal Gas Tragedy That Choked Thousands To Death In 1984
In one of world's worst industrial disasters, more than 20,000 people were choked to death in Bhopal on this day in 1984 after toxic gas leaked from the now-defunct Union Carbide factory. Thousands others developed severe health complications and continued to suffer from the ill effects later.
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Bhopal Gas Tragedy Among World's "Major Industrial Accidents": UN Report
The 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy which killed thousands of people is among the world's "major industrial accidents" of the 20th century, a UN report has said, warning that 2.78 million workers die from occupational accidents and work-related diseases each year.
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32 Years On, Toxic Waste Still Present In Union Carbide Factory: Activists
Survivors of 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy today staged a protest in front of the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on the 32nd anniversary of the world's worst industrial disaster.
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High Court Raps Madhya Pradesh For "Inertia" Over Union Carbide Toxic Waste
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to dispose of the toxic waste lying at the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, and said even 40 years after the gas disaster, the authorities are in a "state of inertia".
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Lawyer Had Warned Union Carbide 21 Months Before Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Nearly 21 months before the world's worst industrial disaster hit Bhopal, a lawyer had sent a notice to Union Carbide asking it to stop producing toxic gases at its pesticide plant here, citing grave public health risk.
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Amid Drug Shortage, Bhopal Gas Victims, Children Miss TB Doses For Days
Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, which is one of the world's worst industrial disasters, and their children are now facing a new challenge - a shortage of drugs to treat tuberculosis at government DOTS centres.
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Bhopal Gas Leak: US Firm That Took Over Union Carbide Has Court Date Today
Nearly 39 years after the Bhopal gas tragedy that killed thousands and affected many more, a representative of the US-based company that took over Union Carbide in 2001 is set to appear in a Madhya Pradesh court today.
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"Betrayal, Again": Bhopal Gas Tragedy Survivors On Supreme Court Order
Hours after the Supreme Court turned down the centre's plea for more compensation in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy case, those who lost their own in the disaster termed the verdict a "betrayal".
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10 Survivors Of Bhopal Gas Tragedy End Fast After Assurances On Compensation
Ten women survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy demanding additional compensation for the disaster victims have called off their hunger strike after getting positive response from both the Madhya Pradesh and Union governments, their leaders said.
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Panic In Bhopal After Chlorine Gas Leak, 15 Hospitalised
Several people were left coughing and gasping in panic after a gas leak from a water treatment plant in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal last evening.
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Groups For Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victims Ask Centre To Push For More Compensation
Organisations working for the survivors of the Union Carbide gas disaster in Bhopal have reacted strongly and condemned the central government for not preparing a petition seeking $ 1 billion more compensation from Union Carbide.
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Amid Dam Collapse Danger In Madhya Pradesh, Villagers Returning Home
Rocks delayed digging of two channels to release water -- one was finally done by Saturday night; disaster force, army, air force deployed
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The Railway Men: Babil Khan Will Debut In YRF Web-Series On Bhopal Disaster
"Saluting the courage of people who saved lives 37 years back," wrote Babil
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60% Of Covid Deaths In Bhopal Are Gas Tragedy Victims: Survivors' Group
Organisations working with the survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide disaster have alleged Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre is guilty of criminal negligence and mismanagement as six gas victims suffering from COVID-19 have died in the hospital's isolation ward in the last 15 days.
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Six Vehicles Crushed In Bhopal Wall Collapse
Monsoon 2020 news: Several cars were crushed at a parking space in Bhopal after the walls of an old building collapsed early Monday morning. A team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has reached the spot. There are no reports of injuries so far.
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Lest We Forget: Bhopal Gas Tragedy That Choked Thousands To Death In 1984
In one of world's worst industrial disasters, more than 20,000 people were choked to death in Bhopal on this day in 1984 after toxic gas leaked from the now-defunct Union Carbide factory. Thousands others developed severe health complications and continued to suffer from the ill effects later.
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Bhopal Gas Tragedy Among World's "Major Industrial Accidents": UN Report
The 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy which killed thousands of people is among the world's "major industrial accidents" of the 20th century, a UN report has said, warning that 2.78 million workers die from occupational accidents and work-related diseases each year.
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32 Years On, Toxic Waste Still Present In Union Carbide Factory: Activists
Survivors of 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy today staged a protest in front of the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on the 32nd anniversary of the world's worst industrial disaster.
