Toxic gas leak at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard kills 8 workersEight workers died and five are missing after a toxic gas leak at a shipbreaking yard. The incident occurred on Friday at the Ferdous Steel...
14 Aug, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
That sharp chlorine smell at the swimming pool is not chlorine, and the CDC says it means the opposite of what you assume; a properly maintained pool should barely smell of anything at allThat strong "pool smell" actually signals a need for more chlorine. Chloramines, formed from swimmer byproducts, cause irritation and eye s...
15 Jul, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
Smoke inhalation, not flames, killed all 15 in Lucknow fire: Post-mortem revealsSuffocation from toxic smoke, not flames, caused the deaths of 15 individuals in Lucknow's Aliganj fire. Post-mortem examinations revealed ...
24 Jun, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
Five dead, 67 hospitalised after ammonia leak at Tamil Nadu seafood unitTragedy struck a seafood processing unit in Tamil Nadu as an ammonia gas leak claimed five lives and left 67 workers needing medical attent...
22 Jun, 2026, 07.15 PM IST
Seven women die after ammonia gas leak at Tamil Nadu seafood unitA devastating ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing unit near Periyapalayam claimed seven lives on Sunday. The incident sent dozens of w...
22 Jun, 2026, 07.15 PM IST
Jharkhand: Gas leak kills two women in Dhanbad, villagers accuse authorities of negligenceTwo women died in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district due to a suspected toxic gas leak, sparking protests and a highway blockade. Residents accus...
04 Dec, 2025, 06.27 PM IST
NHRC takes suo moto cognisance of toxic gas incident at Andhra Pradesh pharma plant, seeks reportThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has addressed a notice to Andhra Pradesh officials following a toxic gas leak at a pharmaceutic...
24 Jun, 2025, 01.03 PM IST
Forty years after horrific Bhopal gas leak, ailments rise at faster pace among the affectedAilments in Bhopal Gas Tragedy survivors are being detected at a higher rate compared to unexposed individuals, says an organisation. Respi...
02 Dec, 2024, 08.38 PM IST
What is STSS? Japan sees record breaking outbreak in deadly bacterial infectionSTSS, a severe and fatal bacterial infection, is striking a record in Japan. It claimed 77 lives between January and March of this year.
18 Jun, 2024, 03.00 AM IST
Your car may be giving you cancer, warns studyStudy warns of cancer-causing flame retardants in cars, impacting cabin air quality. Toxic air release due to heat poses public health risk...
08 May, 2024, 06.38 PM IST
Possible gas leak caused death of 4 workers at Rourkela Steel plantAccording to an official statement, Rs 10 lakh compensation was given to the kin of all four victims by the contractor and a permanent job ...
15 Jan, 2021, 09.54 AM IST
Andhra Pradesh government seeks ICMR study on health effects of LG polymers’ gas leakA high power committee, set up by the Andhra Pradesh government to probe the styrene gas leakage accident at LG Polymers’ unit attributed t...
14 Jul, 2020, 01.09 PM IST
34 years after Bhopal gas leak, survivors continue to fight for proper careVarious organisations fighting for gas leak survivors have been seeking proper medical care, adequate compensation and cleaning of the grou...
03 Dec, 2018, 09.45 AM IST
Bhopal gas tragedy: NGO Sambhavna Trust raises concern over congenital defects in kidsOver 3,000 people were believed to have died in the Bhopal gas leak tragedy that took place on the night of December 2-3, 1984.
02 Dec, 2015, 11.25 AM IST
- Air pollution is world’s top environmental health risk, WHO says
Air pollution is the world’s biggest environmental health risk, causing at least one in eight deaths around the globe, the World Health Org...
02 Jun, 2015, 03.19 AM IST
- Family tree of Bhopal gas disaster
The Bhopal gas disaster made headlines 25 years ago as the world’s largest chemical disaster killing 22,000, disabling another 1,50,000.
05 Dec, 2009, 02.56 AM IST
- Bush signs slew of pro-business bills before exit
George W Bush is using the waning days of his presidency to implement a raft of pro-business regulations, triggering vows by the incoming O...
09 Jan, 2009, 01.40 AM IST