35 years of Bhopal Gas Tragedy: I waited for 20 years, but nobody studied autopsy samples
D K Satpathy, former head of the Medico-legal Institute of Madhya Pradesh, had preserved hundreds of autopsy samples of gas victims, but none of …
There is no treatment for ‘Bhopal Gas Disease’ even after 38 years
When methyl isocyanate is mixed with water at a high temperature, it can produce 65 chemicals, most of them toxic; but so far, no one knows the …
Birth defects remain high in Bhopal gas survivors 35 years after disaster
An unpublished ICMR report found 9 per cent newborns of gas victims had birth defects as against 1.3 per cent newborns of non-victims
COVID-19: Deaths of 6 Bhopal gas survivors turn spotlight on healthcare malady
Case of criminal negligence filed against the hospital through a writ petition in Madhya Pradesh High Court
No pension for 5,000 Bhopal gas tragedy widows for 18 months
Endless wait for Rs 1,000 a month; victims unable to protest due to COVID-19 pandemic
Remembering the 1982 Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Even after 34 years of the tragedy, the victims of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy are still awaiting justice.
Bhopal Gas Disaster
Thousands killed; a generation left to struggle-but does the world's biggest industrial disaster resonate with today's indians, two-thirds of …
Ghost of Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Health issues trickled down to future generations, says study
It has more impacts than thought; nearly 4 decades after the tragedy, future generations are afflicted by disabilities and cancer
Environment as the enemy
We celebrate disruptive financial decisions as a sign of decisive leadership. So why not in the case of environmental emergencies?
Bhopal gas tragedy: SC dismisses Centre’s plea for additional compensation from Union Carbide
Government should use the Rs 50 crore lying with the Reserve Bank of India to settle further claims, SC ordered
Lethal landscape
India has 134 contaminated hazardous sites and another 192 'probable' contaminated hazardous sites, which includes seven sites around the …
Bhopal: 38 years ago, while the world slept, its worst industrial disaster unfolded in the heart of India
Anil Agarwal, founder of Centre for Science and Environment and founder editor of Down To Earth, was in Bhopal immediately after the tragedy. …
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
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 (August 27, 2020)
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Bhopal becomes first Indian city to track progress towards meeting SDGs
Bhopal Municipal Corporation, UN-Habitat, others collaborate for voluntary local reviews to track the progress towards the 2030 Agenda
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 12, 2022)
Poison, unlimited: India's chemicals industry remains dangerously
India has failed to come up with effective legislations for its chemical industry even 35 years after the Bhopal tragedy
IISF 2023: The India International Science Festival begins in Bhopal
The theme of the four-day festival is Marching towards Amrit Kaal with Science, Technology, and Innovation.
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 12, 2023)
76 years of environmentalism
The most important gain of India’s environmental movement is the voice it has given to its citizens. This is the soul of the movement
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 26, 2020)
Medical waste incineration plant in Bihar’s Sone river bed faces public flak
The waste generated from 98 industrial units across Bihar will be transported to the proposed unit for burning, posing health risks to …