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Bhopal Gas Victims condemn repeated non-appearance of the Dow Chemical Company, USA in the Bhopal District Court.

At a press conference today, five organisations fighting for the rights of the survivors of the December ‘84 Bhopal gas disaster expressed anger at the repeated non-appearance of The Dow…

Thirty Years after Bhopal: Environmental Injustice Continues

Bhopal isn’t just about those who died in 1984, but the millions affected by contamination from the site before the disaster, and the continuing threat from 350 tonnes of chemical…

Little has changed in the area of health care over three decades

A psychiatrist who has worked with victims of Bhopal recounts how little has changed in the area of health care over three decades. As we come to the 30th anniversary…

Thirty Years After Bhopal: Lessons we refuse to learn

The second in this series of articles looks at the stubborn refusal of our rulers to learn lessons from Bhopal and to enforce laws that could prevent such tragedies Nityanand…

‘Corporation, the Biggest Violator’

CHENNAI: With 14 acres of beach space lost to ill-planned beach beautification projects and construction of illegal roads, the Chennai Corporation is the biggest violator of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ)…

Chennai beached by garbage, debris

CHENNAI: A month from today will mark a decade since the tsunami devastated the country’s eastern shoreline, including the city’s coast, and vast parts of South Asia, killing more than…

Sambhavana Trust from Bhopal National Conference on Allopathy and Ayurveda

30 years have passed since the world’s worst industrial disaster struck in the heart of India. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy that has claimed the lives of more than 22,000 people…

Bhopal Victory for Bhopal Survivors; Government to revise disaster related figures.

Survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal ended their protest at Jantar Mantar last evening after assurance by the Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers of meeting their demands. Five…

Water in Sipcot 130 times toxic limit

The groundwater in and around the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (Sipcot) in Cuddalore contains carcinogenic chemicals and is unfit for human consumption, according to an analysis by…

Fisherfolk Oppose Beach Beautification Project

CHENNAI -The Corporation’s Rs. 55 crore beach beautification plan has run afoul of the Chennai fisherfolk who said the project eats into their livelihood spaces and violates the CRZ Notification.…