Beyond Bhopal: incentive for unsafe industries
A judgement by a Bhopal court has brought the worst gas tragedy into spotlight. It has galvanized the media and the government into action. A …
The new banana republic
Leaking Oil India well that caught fire yesterday should have been flagged earlier
Serious observations were made about Oil India project near Dibru-Saikhowa national park
Cost of climate change grossly underestimated: Nicholas Stern
Latest report by eminent economist criticises current climate change models for not adequately reflecting the science of climate change and its …
No trial incineration of Bhopal’s toxic waste in Nagpur
Madhya Pradesh High Court takes cognisance of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Boards objection
International people's tribunal indicts Monsanto, Dow Chemical and others for pesticide deaths, injuries
Jury headed by Upendra Baxi takes up Bhopal gas leak disaster and endosulfan deaths in Kerala, too
Bhopal’s toxic waste raises stink
Bombay High Court stays transfer of Union Carbide waste to Maharashtra
Bhopal gas survivors' Delhi march delivers little
January 31, 2009
New victims
No one is cleaning up
25 years on, thousands of tonnes of hazardous waste is scattered around the Union Carbide factory
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As told to Parliament (December 13, 2022): 130 sq km of forest land set to be diverted in Great Nicobar Island
Mitigation measures have been proposed for the ‘sustainable development’ projects
World’s two biggest polluters-China and US-strike deal to cut carbon emissions
Delhi non-profit Centre for Science and Environment warns the deal will push the world to catastrophic increase in average global temperature
Can’t switch to renewable energy: telecom operators
Country’s varied topography, space constraint make it an uphill task, they say
A work in progress
Obama’s grand climate plan doesn’t add up
Obama used all the right words. He tried to please all. But ultimately it will not curb emissions in the US to the required levels. Further, it …
The idea of corruption
One dead in Ankleshwar factory blast
Second industrial accident in Gujarat in as many weeks
G20 nations subsidise fossil fuel exploration by $88bn a year: study
Study carried out by US and UK experts is the “most detailed breakdown yet of global fossil fuel subsidies”
United States climate targets are completely inadequate, says CSE
Delhi-based non-profit says the world’s largest historic polluter is doing the least to address climate change
$6.4 trillion investment expected in clean technology over 10 years
Report indicates massive growth potential for SMEs
Centre to identify a laboratory to analyse toxic waste from Union Carbide factory
Order follows Maharashtra Pollution Control Board statement that it cannot predict the impact of burning the toxic waste
EU imposes emissions tax on airlines
It will hamper investment in technology to reduce emissions, says air transport association
DRDO unit not fit to handle union carbide waste : MPCB
Incinerator out of order since two years