End of a toxic chapter: All 337 tonne of Union Carbide waste burnt to ashes

All 337 tonne of waste of the now defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal has been burnt to ashes at a disposal plant in Pithampur, nearly six months after being brought to the unit, an official......

Union Carbide waste burning trial likely from today, 500 cops deployed

The process for the first round of trial incineration of 10 tonnes of waste connected to the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy has begun in Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Thursday amid tight......

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......

MP struggles to dispose of 900 tonne of Bhopal toxic ash after HC order

Nearly five months after the toxic waste, soil and packaging material linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy were incinerated at a plant in Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh, around 900 tonne of ash generated......

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 tragedy: Toxic waste continues to contaminate water

Oliver Twist would feel for the 350 million tonnes of toxic chemicals still sitting inside the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal. In 1984, an accident at the chemical company's plant......

Govt looks at banning Mahindra from boards of cos

Amid strong public reaction to the judgement in the Union Carbide case, the government is understood to be looking at legal position to check if Carbide India's non executive Chairman Keshub......

At 92, B M Khaitan quits as Eveready chief

The development comes at a time when Eveready is on the lookout for strategic investors, including a possible stake sale in its battery business. Williamson Magor Group patriarch Brij Mohan......

2023's Must Watch Web Series

The streaming platforms were replete with violent, profanity-laden gangster shows. But amidst the noise, there were some effective and thought-provoking shows too. Deepa Gahlot's list of her top 10......

Review: Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain is a haunting film

The images of those who suffered in the industrial disaster will stay with you for quite some time, says Prasanna D Zore. Director Ravi Kumar’s Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain was in......

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......

Olympics organisers willing to meet Bhopal activists

Under tremendous pressure from India to drop Dow Chemicals as London Olympics sponsors, the Games' organising committee chief Sebastian Coe said they are ready to meet the activists protesting......

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 continue to protest of Dow as London Olympics sponsor

A day ahead of the crucial General Body Meeting of the Indian Olympic Association on the controversial Dow Chemicals issue, its acting president VK Malhotra, on Wednesday, demanded the company to......

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......