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40 Years After Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Toxic Waste Disposal Continues To Hang Fire
In the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate leaked from the Union Carbide factory, killing 5,479 people and maiming more than five lakh others.
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Once Shunned, Areas Near Bhopal Gas Tragedy Site Now See Real Estate Boom
Union Carbide factory, the site of the deadly gas leak 40 years ago which was once located on Bhopal's outskirts, is no longer ostracised with its neighbourhood now dotted with residential and commercial establishments.
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Exclusive: Bhopal Gas Leak's Toxic Waste Disposal May Spark Health Crisis
Nearly 40 years after the gas leak at Bhopal's Union Carbide factory left over 5,000 people dead and severely affected thousands more, the Madhya Pradesh government is set to begin incinerating 345 metric tonnes of the toxic waste from the ruins
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1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy: One Of The World's Major Industrial Accidents
At least 3,787 people were killed after toxic gas leaked from the now-defunct Union Carbide pesticide factory here on the intervening night of December 2 and 3, 1984.
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39 Years On, Horrors Of Bhopal Gas Tragedy Continue To Haunt Survivors
The toxic gas leak from the now-defunct Union Carbide factory on the chilly night of December 2 not only killed thousands of people in Bhopal but continues to give nightmares to the survivors 39 years since the tragedy.
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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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1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy: 15 Pictures Of A City That Was Brought To Its Knees
The Supreme Court on Sunday dismissed a petition seeking more compensation from Union Carbide for the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy. The gas leak that killed over 3,000 people is among the world's worst industrial disasters.
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Bhopal Gas Tragedy: In Supreme Court, Big Setback For Centre
In a big setback for the centre, the Supreme Court today dismissed its petition seeking more compensation from Union Carbide for the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy. The gas leak that killed over 3,000 people is among the world's worst industrial disasters.
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On Compensation To Bhopal Gas Leak Victims, Successor Firms Say...
Successor firms of the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the depreciation of the rupee since 1989 cannot be a ground to now seek a "top-up" of compensation for the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy.
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Indian-Origin MP Secures Debate In UK Parliament On Bhopal Gas Tragedy
An Indian-origin Opposition Labour Party MP secured a debate in Westminster Hall of the UK Parliament to call for justice for the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy.
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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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Russia Mine Tragedy Deaths Jump Past 50, Include 6 Rescuers: Report
A gas leak in a Siberian coal mine killed at least 52 people on Thursday, Russian news agencies said, including six rescuers who were sent down to try to bring out dozens of men in what was one of Russia's worst mining disasters since Soviet times.
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Widows Of Bhopal Gas Leak Victims To Get Rs 1,000 Additional Pension
The Madhya Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday decided to provide an additional pension of Rs 1,000 per month to widows of the Bhopal gas tragedy victims, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra said.
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Madhya Pradesh Hasn't Paid Bhopal Gas Widows' Meagre Pension Since December 2019
The Centre and the state were together funding the pension paid since 2010 to around 5,000 widows of Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims. Since December 2019, however, the payments have completely stopped.
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Case Filed Against LG Polymers Over Vizag Gas Leak Tragedy
An FIR has been registered against LG Polymers in connection with the gas leakage incident in RR Venkatapuram village in Visakhapatnam on Thursday in which 11 people were killed.
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40 Years After Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Toxic Waste Disposal Continues To Hang Fire
In the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate leaked from the Union Carbide factory, killing 5,479 people and maiming more than five lakh others.
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Once Shunned, Areas Near Bhopal Gas Tragedy Site Now See Real Estate Boom
Union Carbide factory, the site of the deadly gas leak 40 years ago which was once located on Bhopal's outskirts, is no longer ostracised with its neighbourhood now dotted with residential and commercial establishments.
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Exclusive: Bhopal Gas Leak's Toxic Waste Disposal May Spark Health Crisis
Nearly 40 years after the gas leak at Bhopal's Union Carbide factory left over 5,000 people dead and severely affected thousands more, the Madhya Pradesh government is set to begin incinerating 345 metric tonnes of the toxic waste from the ruins
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1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy: One Of The World's Major Industrial Accidents
At least 3,787 people were killed after toxic gas leaked from the now-defunct Union Carbide pesticide factory here on the intervening night of December 2 and 3, 1984.
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39 Years On, Horrors Of Bhopal Gas Tragedy Continue To Haunt Survivors
The toxic gas leak from the now-defunct Union Carbide factory on the chilly night of December 2 not only killed thousands of people in Bhopal but continues to give nightmares to the survivors 39 years since the tragedy.
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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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1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy: 15 Pictures Of A City That Was Brought To Its Knees
The Supreme Court on Sunday dismissed a petition seeking more compensation from Union Carbide for the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy. The gas leak that killed over 3,000 people is among the world's worst industrial disasters.
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Bhopal Gas Tragedy: In Supreme Court, Big Setback For Centre
In a big setback for the centre, the Supreme Court today dismissed its petition seeking more compensation from Union Carbide for the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy. The gas leak that killed over 3,000 people is among the world's worst industrial disasters.
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On Compensation To Bhopal Gas Leak Victims, Successor Firms Say...
Successor firms of the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the depreciation of the rupee since 1989 cannot be a ground to now seek a "top-up" of compensation for the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy.
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Indian-Origin MP Secures Debate In UK Parliament On Bhopal Gas Tragedy
An Indian-origin Opposition Labour Party MP secured a debate in Westminster Hall of the UK Parliament to call for justice for the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy.
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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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Russia Mine Tragedy Deaths Jump Past 50, Include 6 Rescuers: Report
A gas leak in a Siberian coal mine killed at least 52 people on Thursday, Russian news agencies said, including six rescuers who were sent down to try to bring out dozens of men in what was one of Russia's worst mining disasters since Soviet times.
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Widows Of Bhopal Gas Leak Victims To Get Rs 1,000 Additional Pension
The Madhya Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday decided to provide an additional pension of Rs 1,000 per month to widows of the Bhopal gas tragedy victims, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra said.
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Madhya Pradesh Hasn't Paid Bhopal Gas Widows' Meagre Pension Since December 2019
The Centre and the state were together funding the pension paid since 2010 to around 5,000 widows of Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims. Since December 2019, however, the payments have completely stopped.
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Case Filed Against LG Polymers Over Vizag Gas Leak Tragedy
An FIR has been registered against LG Polymers in connection with the gas leakage incident in RR Venkatapuram village in Visakhapatnam on Thursday in which 11 people were killed.
