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336 Tonnes Of Hazardous Waste At Bhopal Gas Tragedy Site: Government
Around 336 tonnes of hazardous waste is lying in the premises of Union Carbide India Limited, site of the infamous 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the government today said.
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No contract was given to dispose of Bhopal toxic waste: German firm
A German firm has claimed that it withdrew its offer to dispose of 350 tonnes of toxic waste from the Bhopal gas disaster site because it did not receive any contract to do the job from the Indian or the state governments.
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German firm refuses to dispose toxic waste from Bhopal
A German firm has refused to remove 350 tonnes of toxic waste from Bhopal gas disaster site for disposal in Germany, claiming the soil was contaminated with insecticides and that the waste was not related to the world's worst industrial accident. The refusal may come as a blow to efforts of the Centre and Madhya Pradesh Government to clear off the ...
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How India lets polluters get away
If cleaning up the still toxic site at Bhopal is a priority for the government, tackling the question of liability is an altogether different proposition. Existing laws in the country are too weak to effectively take on big polluting corporations. The end result, in instances, polluting companies can still get away by paying a fine of as little as ...
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Dow liable for Bhopal clean-up: Law Ministry
A law ministry note in 2008 clearly said that Dow Chemicals is liable for cleaning up the toxic Bhopal site. Despite this, Dow Chemicals claimed that the Indian government gave it an assurance that it is not liable for the clean-up.The law ministry note says:"The ministry of law... has observed that irrespective of the manner in which UCC has...
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Bhopal gas tragedy: Dow liable for clean-up, says Law Ministry
A law ministry note in 2008 clearly said that Dow Chemicals is liable for cleaning up the toxic Bhopal site. Despite this, Dow Chemicals claimed that the Indian government gave it an assurance that it is not liable for the clean-up.
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336 Tonnes Of Hazardous Waste At Bhopal Gas Tragedy Site: Government
Around 336 tonnes of hazardous waste is lying in the premises of Union Carbide India Limited, site of the infamous 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the government today said.
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No contract was given to dispose of Bhopal toxic waste: German firm
A German firm has claimed that it withdrew its offer to dispose of 350 tonnes of toxic waste from the Bhopal gas disaster site because it did not receive any contract to do the job from the Indian or the state governments.
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German firm refuses to dispose toxic waste from Bhopal
A German firm has refused to remove 350 tonnes of toxic waste from Bhopal gas disaster site for disposal in Germany, claiming the soil was contaminated with insecticides and that the waste was not related to the world's worst industrial accident. The refusal may come as a blow to efforts of the Centre and Madhya Pradesh Government to clear off the ...
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How India lets polluters get away
If cleaning up the still toxic site at Bhopal is a priority for the government, tackling the question of liability is an altogether different proposition. Existing laws in the country are too weak to effectively take on big polluting corporations. The end result, in instances, polluting companies can still get away by paying a fine of as little as ...
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Dow liable for Bhopal clean-up: Law Ministry
A law ministry note in 2008 clearly said that Dow Chemicals is liable for cleaning up the toxic Bhopal site. Despite this, Dow Chemicals claimed that the Indian government gave it an assurance that it is not liable for the clean-up.The law ministry note says:"The ministry of law... has observed that irrespective of the manner in which UCC has...
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Bhopal gas tragedy: Dow liable for clean-up, says Law Ministry
A law ministry note in 2008 clearly said that Dow Chemicals is liable for cleaning up the toxic Bhopal site. Despite this, Dow Chemicals claimed that the Indian government gave it an assurance that it is not liable for the clean-up.
