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Bhopal: 38 years later, fungal diseases rise among survivors in telling sign of flawed healthcare

Over the last 20 years, 1,175 cases were recorded, of which 670 were from the last five years alone, per the records of Sambhavna Clinic  

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 5, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal 

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 27, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Justice remains mirage for Bhopal gas victims

Nearly eight years after the Bhopal gas disaster, the legal battle over a settlement continues. But for the efforts of public interest agencies …

Sick berth

The Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre has done little for the long-term treatment of gas victims

BHOPAL: the bad dream continues

Bhopal is a metaphor for disaster, industrial and human. It has been the object of much speculation and typically endless litigation. A case …

Guilty, but bailed

Seven Union Carbide officials get two-year jail term for Bhopal gas leak that has killed 20,000

Waste management: Survey in Bhopal, one of India’s cleanest cities, highlights gaps, identifies areas of improvement

Government negligence, irregular sanitation work and poor consumption habits emerged as key problem areas

Another year, another ritual

'Arrest Anderson'

Meeting on final agreement for Bhopal waste disposal ends without decision

 Group of Ministers headed by P Chidambaram to take final decision now 

Debate over mobile towers close to hospitals

Bhopal's nightmare of green and apathy

Memory's nemesis

An 'anniversary' story changes tack, a tragedy continues unabated

Red tape and corruption delay compensation

DECEMBER 2-3 marks the eighth anniversary of the Bhopal gas leak - the world's worst industrial disaster. More than 4,000 lives were lost and 6.…

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 9, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 22, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

The light bulb moment

Citing energy efficiency and durability, industry has put LED lights on a pedestal. But is it really time to bid adieu to CFL and the humble …

A change in scene

Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy have filed a lawsuit in the US against Union Carbide Corporation and its former head Warren Anderson

Bhopal waste to be disposed of in the sea?

Taking cue from disposal of chemical weapons in 2009, Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee suggests incinerating the waste on a floating …

Bhopal waste disposal: government dithers over finalising contract with German company

Madhya Pradesh government unhappy with clauses in proposed contract

US court frees Union Carbide of liability in Bhopal gas disaster case

Company need not pay for environmental remediation or pollution-related claims, says district judge

Action falls short as far as industrial effluent pollution in India is concerned

There are lapses in implementation of laws and court judgements