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Bhopal gas tragedy: 28 years on, toxic waste threatens MP drinking water

The 28th anniversary of the world's worst industrial tragedy falls on December 3, but the toxic chemical waste at the Union Carbide plant premises here has not been disposed off and is unlikely to be

Bhopal hosts ‘Olympics’ against Dow Chemical

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Hundreds of survivors of the deadly 1984 Bhopal gas leak held a “Special Olympics” on Thursday with children suffering birth defects in an effort to shame Olympic sponsor Dow Chemical Co. on the eve o

Union Carbide toxic waste disposal move partial solution: NGOs

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Voluntary groups fighting for the Bhopal gas tragedy survivors have said the decision of the Group of Ministers (GoM) to dispose of Union Carbide toxic waste to Germany was only a partial solution to

Bhopal gas leak: Toxic waste to be disposed of in Germany

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A Group of Ministers (GoM) on Friday gave its approval to Madhya Pradesh government to dispose of 350 metric tonnes of Union Carbide toxic waste in Germany.

As per the decision, the Centre will pay

Chidambaram meets Bhopal gas tragedy victims

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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, who is heading the Group of Ministers (GoM) looking into the Bhopal gas tragedy, met both victims and activists here on Tuesday.

Law and Justice Minister Salman Kh

Now Indian govt writes to IOC on Dow sponsorship row

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After repeated letters of protest by the IOA failed to move the International Olympic Committee, the Indian government has now stepped in by asking the body to drop Dow Chemicals as sponsor of this ye

London Games: Gas survivors protest in Bhopal to keep out Dow

Survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy staged a protest at a park here as part of the international campaign ‘200 days to drop Dow Chemical as sponsors of the London Olympics.’

The protest was held

Bhopal gas survivors to sit on 'dharna' from Tuesday

The survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy on Monday announced an indefinite 'dharna' (sit-in) from January 3, demanding correction in figures of those killed and injured in the soon-to-be-heard curative

Bhopal victims stripped, thrashed by police, say kin

Bhopal gas victims and their family members on Thursday alleged that police beat up, stripped and illegally detained those arrested for rail blockade here earlier this month. However, the authorities

India to raise issue of Dow Olympics sponsorship

The government has asked its Olympic association to raise the issue of the London Olympic Games' sponsorship deal with Dow Chemical, the latest sign of pressure on organisers to reconsider involvemen

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