Bhopal gas anniversary rally sparks row over effigy; organisers booked

An effigy became a bone of contention at a rally staged on Wednesday to mark the 41st anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy with the Bharatiya Janata Party alleging it depicted an Rashtriya......

'Dow Chemical says it is not liable for Bhopal'

Dow Chemical, the owner of Union Carbide factory in Bhopal from which toxic gas leaked killing thousands of people in 1984, has said it does not have any liability for the tragedy, a spokesman for......

Dow blames govt; shrugs Bhopal liability

The Dow Chemical Company, which owns Union Carbide Corporation, on Tuesday said the Indian government had "fully released" UCC and its subsidiary in Bhopal from any civil liability for the 1984 gas......

Bhopal tragedy: 'Decision to summon Dow a big step'

Terming court's decision to summon Dow Chemicals in the Bhopal gas tragedy case as an "important step", Amnesty International today demanded that the company must acknowledge its responsibility......

No attempt to sway India on Dow Chemical: US

The United States moved quickly on Wednesday to deny that it attempted to influence any action the Indian government might seek to take against The Dow Chemical Company over the Bhopal gas disaster......

Dow Chem's $18 bn buy may hit RIL

Dow Chemicals' acquisition of the Indian born billionnaire Raaj L Gupta headed speciality chemical company Rom and Haas for over $18 billion, is likely to impact its proposed joint venture with......

Should Dow be allowed to do business in India?

The two issues that remain are whether Dow inherited Union Carbide's liabilities and why the government never cleaned up Bhopal after settling with Carbide. Scot Wheeler, Director Communications,......

Bhopal haunts Dow R&D unit

Dow Chemical Company is once bitten, twice shy. Close on the heels of its US parent's move to deny liability for damages resulting from the Bhopal gas tragedy at a plant run by Union Carbide (a......

India threatens to boycott London Olympics over Dow Chemical deal

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan urged the government to boycott next year's London Olympics because of the event's sponsorship deal with Dow Chemical company, according to local......

IOA concerned at 2012 Games link with Dow Chemical

The Indian Olympic Association on Monday expressed deep concern at Dow Chemical Company's sponsorship role in the 2012 London Olympics and said it would write to the organisers to reconsider the......

Dow Chemical's Olympic PR push dogged by Bhopal

Dow Chemical Co hoped an Olympic sponsorship would boost its global cache, but the company's link to a gas leak tragedy 28 years ago threatens to curb some of the benefits from the $100 million......

IOA to write protest letter to IOC over Dow's Olympic association

Amid growing resentment over Dow Chemicals' association with the London Olympics, the IOA's Executive Board decided to write a "strong" protest letter to the IOC, seeking the removal of the company......

Bhopal gas disaster wrap over London Olympics

As the year-long countdown begins for the 2012 London Olympics, organisers have been hit by the first major controversy around the mega sporting event, with activists of Bhopal gas disaster......