Four decades later, Bhopal burns again and this time, it’s Tarapur breathing the poisonForty years after Bhopal suffered the worst industrial tragedy in modern times, the inhabitants of Tarapur village are exposed to the fumes...
28 Jun, 2025, 11.08 PM IST
Bhopal Gas Tragedy: 40 years on, trial process of burning Union Carbide factory waste beginsThe trial incineration of 10 tonnes of waste from the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy has begun in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh under tight security. ...
27 Feb, 2025, 06.38 PM IST
MP govt prepares for trial burning of Carbide waste as SC refuses to interfere with HC orderPreparations have begun to incinerate 10 tonnes of Union Carbide waste in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district after the Supreme Court refused to...
27 Feb, 2025, 03.03 PM IST
MP HC allows 'trial run' of Union Carbide waste disposal at Pithampur facilityThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has sanctioned a trial run for incinerating 40-year-old chemical waste from the defunct Union Carbide factory...
18 Feb, 2025, 12.58 PM IST
Union Carbide waste disposal: Protests rock Pithampur, two attempt self-immolationTwo men attempted self-immolation amid protests in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, against the disposal of 337 tonnes of Union Carbide hazardous...
03 Jan, 2025, 04.58 PM IST
Ultratech commissions greenfield plant in Manawar in record time and costThe 3.5 MTPA plant has been commissioned in less than a year and has been set up at a cost of $90/tonne- the lowest globally.
19 Apr, 2018, 08.41 PM IST
Memorial of 1984 gas tragedy to come up in BhopalIt would come up on the premises of the defunct Union Carbide factory here from where toxic gas spewed out on the intervening night of Dece...
16 Oct, 2016, 09.31 PM IST
Bhopal gas tragedy: NGOs cry foul over 'secret' waste disposalNGOs have raised health concerns over alleged 'secret' transfer of toxic waste for disposal from the factory to Pithampur in MP's Dhar dist...
17 Aug, 2015, 06.11 PM IST
Plan to clean-up toxic waste at Carbide factory likely in FebruaryPrakash Jawdekar today said that the Centre may outline a plan of action for safe disposal of 350 tonne industrial waste at the Union Carbi...
03 Jan, 2015, 03.51 PM IST
Bhopal gas tragedy: Toxic waste disposal still awaitedHC asked for the waste to be incinerated at Pithampur, and in a prelude 25-30 metric tonnes should be disposed on an experimental basis.
28 Nov, 2014, 12.18 PM IST
- Bhopal tragedy: Supreme Court slams Centre for 'failure' to dispose waste
Supreme Court today pulled up the Centre for not being serious on disposal of toxic waste lying in the defunct Union Carbide India Ltd (UCI...
28 May, 2012, 05.27 PM IST
- Bhopal Gas tragedy toxic waste may be shipped out
The Group of Ministers on the Bhopal Gas tragedy have abandoned the plan to burn down 350 tonnes of toxic industrial waste at a privately r...
26 Mar, 2011, 05.01 AM IST
- Toxic waste not to be dumped in Dhar: GoM
The GoM on Bhopal gas disaster has vetoed the move to dump around 347 metric tonnes of toxic waste of the Union Carbide’s Bhopal plant in D...
28 Sep, 2010, 05.08 AM IST
- Ramesh apologises for dumping of Carbide waste
Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has sought an apology from the people of Madhya Pradesh's Pithampur village.
11 Jul, 2010, 01.33 PM IST
- Bhopal case: Jairam 'sorry' govt smuggled Union Carbide waste
The govt smuggled out 40 tonnes of toxic waste from the Union Carbide factory to an incinerator 230 km away at a site in Pithampur.
11 Jul, 2010, 04.31 AM IST
- Govt enhances relief to gas victims
Govt has decided to pay higher compensation to Bhopal victims.
25 Jun, 2010, 07.39 AM IST
Bhopal GoM to recommend cleanup, more relief, Anderson extraditionThe GoM on Bhopal gas tragedy discussed remedial & environmental issues.
21 Jun, 2010, 06.28 AM IST