Bhopal gas tragedy: Incineration of Union Carbide factory waste begins on trial basisThe trial incineration of 10 tonnes of waste from Bhopal's Union Carbide plant started in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, and will take 72 hours...
28 Feb, 2025, 04.27 PM IST
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
Turn greenwashing machines off: Timarpur Okhla waste-to-energy plant faces scrutiny over toxic emissionsA New York Times investigation reveals that the Timarpur Okhla Waste Management Plant in Delhi is emitting dangerous levels of pollutants, ...
13 Nov, 2024, 11.24 PM IST
Drowning in garbage: How this innovation can make burning trash safe and economicalAs population and economic activity rise, the quantum of waste will also increase. Managing this is important in a world where the need to ...
02 Sep, 2023, 11.59 AM 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
Bengaluru has still a long way to go to deal with sanitary waste disposalImproper disposal of sanitary waste can lead to various environmental and health risks. "It is a huge problem across the country, said a me...
21 Jan, 2016, 12.00 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
Manish Sisodia visits controversial Okhla, Ghazipur waste-to-energy plantsA CPCB inspection had revealed levels of dioxins and carcinogenic chemical compounds in the Okhla plant was several times the safe standard.
23 May, 2015, 11.28 AM IST
Delhi's waste-to-energy plants ‘toxic, costly, inefficient’Waste-to-energy incineration plants may not help Delhi deal with its massive trash problem.
31 Mar, 2015, 02.19 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
- Delhi's Okhla plant gets notice for air pollution in area
Residents of Sukhdev Vihar and other areas near the plant have been protesting against waste-to-energy technology since 2010.
13 Jan, 2014, 04.55 AM 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
- 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
- MP High Court order faces criticism in Ankleshwar
Villagers 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 Ankleshwar
Gujarat 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