Searched for
TOXIC WASTE DISPOSAL
Toxic waste shifted from Bhopal's Union Carbide factory for disposal after 40 yearsAfter 40 years, 377 tons of hazardous waste from the Bhopal gas tragedy site have been transported from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal...02 Jan, 2025, 04.37 PM IST- NGT orders study to find if cigarette butts fall within category of toxic wasteThe NGT bench directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to get the study done by Lucknow based-Indian Institute of Toxicology...12 Apr, 2019, 08.09 PM IST
- After 32 years, government now plans to dispose 332 tonnes of toxic UCC waste via tenderThe move comes over a year after the pilot incineration of 10 tonnes of Union Carbide waste was conducted in Dhar district of MP.15 Feb, 2017, 12.23 AM IST
- Will ensure safe disposal of Union Carbide waste: Environment Minister Prakash JavadekarA plan is being charted out for the safe disposal of toxic waste lying at the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, Prakash Javadekar sa...27 Dec, 2015, 02.13 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
- GPCB to monitor service stations engaged in tanker cleaning"Moreover, many of the stations have been used by factories and transporters to dispose their chemical waste illegally.29 Jun, 2015, 11.58 AM 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: No accurate data on deaths 30 years on, alleges NGOThough unofficial estimates claimed that the death toll had exceeded the 25,000 mark, official figure stands at 5,295 for whom the govt had...03 Dec, 2014, 01.00 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
- Non-utilisation of Rs 4 crore for disposing Carbide waste: AuditAn MoU was also signed among Ministry of Environment and Forests, MPPCB and Madhya Pradesh Waste Management Project for the purpose.02 Dec, 2013, 10.08 PM IST
- Bhopal gas leak: Toxic waste to be disposed of in GermanyA Group of Ministers (GoM) today gave its approval to Madhya Pradesh government to dispose of 350 metric tonnes of Union Carbide toxic wast...08 Jun, 2012, 07.31 PM IST
- Bhopal tragedy: Supreme Court slams Centre for 'failure' to dispose wasteSupreme 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
- Union Carbide waste clean-up: HC seeks time-bound programmeThe court said it would examine whether the erstwhile Union Carbide should be made liable for the reimbursement of expenditure for the clea...27 Apr, 2011, 02.37 PM IST
- Toxic waste not to be dumped in Dhar: GoMThe 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
- Bhopal case: Jairam 'sorry' govt smuggled Union Carbide wasteThe 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
- MP High Court order faces criticism in AnkleshwarVillagers in Jitali and surrounding villages near Ankleshwar have decided to launch an agitation opposing the MP High Court order allowing ...19 Dec, 2008, 02.16 PM IST
- UCC waste to be dumped in AnkleshwarGujarat may witness fresh round of protests from environment groups and social activists as a fallout of the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s fr...18 Dec, 2008, 05.00 AM IST
Load More
