Q. At last BP plugs oil leak in Gulf of Mexico----news. Will it lead to more stringent safety standards in the oil drilling? Your views?
:  A. I don\'t know if it will lead to more stringent safety standards for drilling but will hope there is more accountability and ways to have safer...... more

Q. Without giving any political colour. A humantarian question posed to all the members.In Bhopal Gas tragedy 25,000 people died, more than 3 lakhs suffered from disformity and coming generations are born with one or other defects. Why the then CM of Bhopal and PM in Centre can not be held responsible for the escape of Anderson? Why it took 26 years to decide the case, why the case had bee diluted by SC? Why same SC was made the head of Gas Victim Welfare scheme? Had it happened in any other country, things would have come to stand still.
Good Citizen:  A. Yeah. You are right. Had it happened anywhere else in the world, the persons / groups responsible for such heinous acts would have been brought to...... more

Q. The govt has not been able get justice for Bhopal Gas victims.The CBI too fooled the nation by not properly registering the case. Is Indian govt weak enough as not to ask extredition of Americans? Why can not the Indian govt amend laws and bring justice and compensation for victims? Should Indian govt officials should be booked for man slaughter as they did everything possible to let go criminals scot free? Does Indian govt fears Americans? Will Americans allow such an affair on their soil and let the culprits go free?
MrinalKant Chatterjee:  A. very good question.Let us take the example of the current oil spill in the gulf of mexico where the british oil giant is the culprit. I am able to...... more

Q. compare BP OIL spill in gulf of maxico and Bhopal gas tragedy in terms of aid and damage control measures.
Prabhat Kumar Kumar:  A. In the BP Oil spill which has internatinal ramifications the company has only given high promises for compensation but has neitehr detailed the...... more

Q. Imagine if a tragedy of Bhopal gas proportions or even much less had happened in USA or even China. How would have they handled it. Would persons like Anderson have been allowed to escape like he has in India ?
Ahmad X:  A. The US government has taken strict action against the B.P. oil leakage, the people in us wants the federal government to act, and act big.but they...... more